Weser-Ems
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| Weser-Ems | |
| Disestablished: 2004-12-31 | |
 Map of Lower Saxony highlighting the former Regierungsbezirk of Weser-Ems |
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| State | Lower Saxony |
| District seat | Oldenburg |
| Area | 14,965.38 km² |
| Population | 1,702,179 (30 Sep. 2004) |
| Pop. density | 114 /km² |
Weser-Ems was the most westerly of the four Regierungsbezirke of Lower Saxony, Germany, bordering the Dutch provinces of Groningen, Drenthe and Overijssel. It was created in 1978 by merging the former regions Osnabrück, Aurich and Oldenburg.
The administrative centre was located Oldenburg located in the former government building of the "Freistaat Oldenburg" (a state of the German Reich). In Osnabrück the administration for education was domiciled and in Aurich the department for financial affairs (Regierungskasse) of the Regierungsbezirk.
The Regierungsbezirke in Lower Saxony have been dissolved since the end of 2004.
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