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Weser-Ems

Coordinates:53°02′28″N8°52′49″E/ 53.04105°N 8.88019°E/53.04105; 8.88019
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Weser-Ems
Regierungsbezirk
Map of Lower Saxony highlighting Weser-Ems
Map ofLower Saxonyhighlighting Weser-Ems
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
Disestablished2004-12-31
Region seatOldenburg
Area
• Total14,965.38 km2(5,778.17 sq mi)
Population
(30 Sep. 2004)
• Total2,473,998
• Density170/km2(430/sq mi)
GDP
[1]
• Total€104.771 billion (2022)

TheRegierungsbezirkWeser-Emswas the most westerly of the four administrative regions ofLower Saxony,Germany,bordering on theDutchprovinces ofGroningen,DrentheandOverijssel.It was established in 1978 by merging the former regions Osnabrück, Aurich, and Oldenburg. It was formally dissolved by the end of 2004 along with the otherRegierungsbezirkeof Lower Saxony as part of an effort to optimize the administrative system of the state.[2]

The administrative centre of theRegierungsbezirk Weser-Emswas located in theStaatsministeriumbuilding inOldenburg,a representative governmental complex from the period of theGrand Duchy and later Free State of Oldenburg.The department of educational affairs was based inOsnabrück,the department for financial affairs (Regierungskassetreasurer's office) inAurich.

References

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  1. ^"EU regions by GDP, Eurostat".Retrieved18 September2023.
  2. ^“Verwaltungsmodernisierung in Niedersachsen”. Outline of structural reforms, published on the Lower Saxony state website (in German), retrieved in January 2012

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