Oldenburg, a German Catholic village of about 600 people seven miles south of Metamora on Indiana 229, is known as the village of spires and is a gem of a small town with clean streets, soaring cathedrals and immaculate turn of the last century homes and commercial buildings.

The village, remarkable for its early 19th century charm, clean streets and handsome homes and businesses. Indeed 80 of Oldenburg's 115 homes were built before the 20th century began and the entire village is on National Register of Historic Places. The village is tucked away in rural Indiana.

Founded in 1837 by two German speculators who decided to name the village after their home region which was the province of Oldenburg in Northern Germany, the village retains its German heritage. Street names end with strasse, the German appellation for street, and many of the homes are still known by the names of their original owners.