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[[File:Oldenburg in the German Reich (1925).svg|thumb|Free State of Oldenburg in the German Reich in 1925]]
[[File:Oldenburg stamp 17.jpg|thumb|Historic Oldenburg postage stamp]]
[File:Fuerstentum Luebeck - Grenzstein-Hassendorf.JPG|thumb|Grand Duchy of Oldenburg – border marker in Hassendorf]]
'''Oldenburg''' is a historical territory in northwestern Germany, whose capital was [[Oldenburg (city)|Oldenburg]]. The region gained its independence in the [[High Middle Ages]]. It survived the [[French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars|Napoleonic Wars]] as an independent country, formed part of the [[German Confederation]], and was a member state of the [[German Reich]] from 1871 to 1946.
== Geography: Oldenburg Land ==
The Oldenburgish state was temporarily joined to numerous distant [[exclave]]s. Additionally, the country was governed for a long time by [[Danish Realm|Danish]] rulers. [[Oldenburg Land]] is used to designate in a narrower sense the northern, older part of the Grand Duchy, especially the territory of the old County of Oldenburg. The southern part of the country added in 1803 is called [[Oldenburg Münsterland]]. To this was added [[Landwürden]], lying to the east of the Weser. In no case were the exclaves that belonged to Oldenburg until 1937 included under the name of Oldenburg Land, nor were the [[Principality of Lübeck]], part of Oldenburg after 1773 (later [[Kreis Eutin]], currently part of [[Ostholstein]]) or the und das seit 1817 oldenburgische [[Principality of Birkenfeld]] (part of Oldenburg after 1817, belonging to the [[Nahe]] region).
[[Category:Former states and territories of Lower Saxony]]
[[Category:Oldenburg (state)]]
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