Oldenburg

Oldenburg may also refer to:

Places
  • Mount Oldenburg, Ellsworth Land, Antarctica
  • Oldenburg (city), an independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany
    • Oldenburg (district), a district historically in Oldenburg Free State and now in Lower Saxony
  • Oldenburg in Holstein, a town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
    • Oldenburg-Land, an association of municipalities near Oldenburg in Holstein
  • Oldenburg, Indiana, a town in the United States
  • Oldenburg, Texas, a settlement in the United States

Historical
  • Bishopric of Oldenburg (970–1160), a bishopric that became the Prince-bishopric of Lübeck, now in Schleswig--Holstein
  • County of Oldenburg (1091–1774), a state of the Holy Roman Empire, now in Lower Saxony
  • Duchy of Oldenburg (1774–1810), a state of the Holy Roman Empire
  • Grand Duchy of Oldenburg (1814–1918), a state of the German Confederation and Empire
  • Free State of Oldenburg (1918–1946), a state of the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany
  • Oldenburg Land, a historical region in Lower Saxony, covering the former free state

Ships
  • German corvette Oldernburg (F263), a Braunschweig-class (Type 130) corvette commissioned in 2013
  • MS Oldenburg, a British passenger ferry
  • SMS Oldenburg, a World War I battleship
  • SMS Oldenburg (1884), an armored coastal defense ship of the German Imperial Navy
  • SS Möwe (1914) or Oldenburg, a freighter and former auxiliary cruiser
  • Suomen Joutsen or Oldenburg, a full-rigged ship

People
  • Claes Oldenburg (1929–2022), Swedish-born American sculptor
  • Oldenburg (surname)

Other uses
  • the Oldenburg or Oldenburger, a horse breed from Lower Saxony
  • House of Oldenburg, North German noble family, kings of Denmark
  • University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany

See also
  • Duchess of Oldenburg (apple), a Russian apple cultivar also known as Oldenburg
  • Geheimrat Dr. Oldenburg, a German apple cultivar also known as Oldenburg
  • Oldenberg, a surname
  • Oldenburg Baby, an aborted child that survived
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