Oldenburg, a nice little town in northern Germany

StoneRose · November 27th, 2006, 04:04 AM

Even though Oldenburg is just 2 hours away by train I have never been there yet. I also have not heard very much about this city, it kinda flies under the radar.
The city absolutely surprised me though. Not only is Oldenburg beautiful it also has a very vibrant and nice atmosphere.
There are canals going through the city, a beautiful yellow castle, a university with 12.000 students enrolled and the city also has a wonderful modern museum.

The popultaion of Oldenburg is 160.000 and the city of Bremen that has a poputaion of more than half a million is only 45 Kilometers away.

***Bond James Bond*** · November 27th, 2006, 05:28 AM

It seems some German towns have more gingerbread styling than others. Is there some kind of geographic pattern to this I wonder?

KoolKeatz · February 10th, 2007, 07:15 PM

LOL! my hometown! funny

Tiaren · February 10th, 2007, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Bond James Bond

It seems some German towns have more gingerbread styling than others. Is there some kind of geographic pattern to this I wonder?

The smaller and older the german towns are, the more "gingerbread" houses are to be found there. And it depends on the region. Hessen (I think Hessia in English), Thuringia and Bavaria are most famous for it's "gingerbread" houses.
And of course there were the bombings in WWII. Only the small cities and very few big cities escaped the damage. Can you imagine, that Frankfurt once had the biggest half timbered city center in all of Europe?

NiMi1981 · July 25th, 2009, 01:20 AM

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Originally Posted by KoolKeatz

LOL! my hometown! funny

Haha- mine too! I was always wondering if there is an Oldenburg thread hidden somewhere her in the Forum and here we go! There is/ has been quite a lot of construction since this thread was opened. I'm back in town in September, maybe I'm gonna upload some updates of what happend in the meantme (new LzO Headquaters, Schlosshöfe and what not)

Cheers to Oldenburg!

***Xusein*** · July 25th, 2009, 06:02 AM

Nice pics. Noticed that there's a lot of people riding bikes. Kind of interesting to me since I live in the States...

***christos-greece*** · July 25th, 2009, 10:06 AM

I like this town; very beautiful

November 27th, 2006, 04:04 AM	#1
StoneRose resident hochdeutsch Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Han(n)over Posts: 369 Likes (Received): 0	Oldenburg, a nice little town in northern Germany Even though Oldenburg is just 2 hours away by train I have never been there yet. I also have not heard very much about this city, it kinda flies under the radar. The city absolutely surprised me though. Not only is Oldenburg beautiful it also has a very vibrant and nice atmosphere. There are canals going through the city, a beautiful yellow castle, a university with 12.000 students enrolled and the city also has a wonderful modern museum. The popultaion of Oldenburg is 160.000 and the city of Bremen that has a poputaion of more than half a million is only 45 Kilometers away. __________________ Quedlinburg Göttingen Hamburg - between Schanze and University Einbeck Oldenburg

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*christos-greece* Moderator! Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 73,648 Likes (Received): 3253	I like this town; very beautiful __________________ Urban Showcase: Athens Kalamata Trikala Thessaloniki Cityscapes: Paris Barcelona Dubai, U.A.E. Monte Carlo, Monaco General photography: Castles of France - Chateau de France and, since May of '08: Greece!

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February 10th, 2007, 07:15 PM	#3
KoolKeatz █████████ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Berlin Posts: 996 Likes (Received): 46	LOL! my hometown! funny