Oldenburg in Holstein

municipality of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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Country: Germany
State: Schleswig-Holstein
District: Ostholstein
Mayor: Martin Voigt
Total: 39.69 km (15.32 sq mi)
Elevation: 8 m (26 ft)
Density: 244.7/km (633.7/sq mi)
Time zone: UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst: UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
Dialling codes: 04361
Vehicle registration: OH
Website: www.oldenburg-holstein.de

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Oldenburg in Holstein ( German: [ˈɔldn̩bʊʁk ʔɪn ˈhɔlʃtaɪn] ) is a German town at the southwestern shore of the Baltic Sea. The nearest city is Lübeck. The town belongs to the (historical) region of Holstein, today in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.

Oldenburg was the chief town of the Wagrians, one of the Slavic peoples that migrated as far west as the river Elbe in or after the 6th century (see Völkerwanderung), also known as Wends and Obotrites. They arrived about A.D. 700 and the Slavic name was Starigard or Stargard, meaning "Old Settlement", "Old Castle", "Old City/Town"; the German name Oldenburg is of Low German origin and carries the same meaning. The Obotrites were allies of Charlemagne. Emperor Otto I established the bishopric of Oldenburg under Adaldag, archbishop of Hamburg.