Summary
Weener (German pronunciation: [ˈveːnɐ] ⓘ) is a town in the district of Leer, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated near the border with the Netherlands, on the river Ems. The towns population is at 15,654, making it the largest town of the region Rheiderland. It has a railway and autobahn connection to Groningen, Netherlands, Emden and Bremen.
Weener | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Weener within Leer district  | |
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| Coordinates: 53°10′09″N 07°21′23″E / 53.16917°N 7.35639°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Leer |
| Subdivisions | 9 districts |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–26) | Heiko Abbas[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 81.24 km2 (31.37 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 15,997 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 26826 |
| Dialling codes | 04951 |
| Vehicle registration | LER |
| Website | www.weener.de |
The city was first mentioned in a monastery's records in 951.
Town edit
Division of the town edit
The town of Weener consists of 9 districts:
- Weener
- Kirchborgum
- Diele
- Vellage / Halte
- Stapelmoor
- Holthusen
- Weenermoor / Möhlenwarf
- St. Georgiwold
- Beschotenweg
Neighbouring communities edit
In the district of Leer:
In the district of Emsland:
Politics edit
Mayor edit
- 2006–2014: Wilhelm Dreesmann
- 2014–2021: Ludwig Sonnenberg
- 2021–incumbent: Heiko Abbas
Town Council edit
The last election to the town council took place in 2006:
- SPD = 53,0%, 17 seats
- CDU = 19,6%, 6 seats
- UWG = 19,0%, 6 seats
- Grüne = 5,6%, 2 seats
- FDP = 1,9%, 1 seat
Two members of the SPD group have split and form a single group in the council today.
International relations edit
Weener is twinned with:=
Demographics edit
Statistics are as of December 31 of each year:
- 1980 – 14.115
- 1985 – 14.245
- 1990 – 14.320
- 1995 – 14.831
- 2000 – 15.338
- 2001 – 15.406
- 2002 – 15.534
- 2003 – 15.625
- 2004 – 15.666
- 2005 – 15.602
Climate edit
Weener is in a temperate climate zone, influenced by the North Sea. During the summer the temperatures are lower than those in the rest of Germany, in winter the temperatures are higher than the other regions.
References edit
- ^ "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
- ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
External links edit
- Official website
(in German)
