Hude

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Hude
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Hude
Hude (Germany)
Hude
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Oldenburg
Mayor Axel Jahnz (Ind.)
Basic statistics
Area 124.64 km² (48.1 sq mi)
Elevation 5 m  (16 ft)
Population 15,751  (01/03/2006)
 - Density 126 /km² (327 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate OL
Postal code 27798
Area codes 04408, 04484
Website www.hude.de

Coordinates: 53°06′40″N 08°27′45″E / 53.11111, 8.4625

Hude is a municipality in the district of Oldenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated 15 km east of Oldenburg, and 25 km west of Bremen (centre). THe population is approximately 15000 and roughly one third of these people are retired.