Weener () is a town in the district of Leer, in

Lower Saxony Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...

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. It is situated near the border with the

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, on the river Ems. The towns population is at 15,654, making it the largest town of the region

Rheiderland The Rheiderland is a region of Germany and the Netherlands between the River Ems and the Bay of Dollart. The German part of the Rheiderland lies in East Frisia, west of the Ems. The Dutch part (written: ''Reiderland'') lies in the Dutch provinc ...

. It has a railway and autobahn connection to Groningen,

, Emden and Bremen. The city was first mentioned in a monastery's records in 951.

Town

Division of the town

The town of Weener consists of 9 districts: * Weener * Kirchborgum * Diele * Vellage / Halte * Stapelmoor * Holthusen * Weenermoor / Möhlenwarf * St. Georgiwold * Beschotenweg

Neighbouring communities

In the district of Leer: * Bunde * Leer *

Jemgum Jemgum is a municipality in the Leer district, in the northwest of Lower Saxony, Germany. The area is known as ''Rheiderland'' (German) or ''Reiderland'' (Dutch). Rheiderland is located in East Friesland. The East Friesland area of Germany (also ...

* Westoverledingen In the district of

Emsland Landkreis Emsland () is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany named after the river Ems. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Leer, Cloppenburg and Osnabrück, the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (district of Steinf ...

: *

Papenburg Papenburg (; East Frisian Low Saxon: ''Papenbörg'') is a city in the district of Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany, situated at the river Ems. It is known for its large shipyard, the Meyer-Werft, which specializes in building cruise liners. Ge ...

Rhede Rhede () is a municipality in the district of Borken in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located near the border with the Netherlands, approximately east of Bocholt. Notable residents * Thomas Giessing, athlete and Olympic ...

Politics

Mayor

*2006–2014: Wilhelm Dreesmann *2014–2021: Ludwig Sonnenberg *2021–incumbent: Heiko Abbas

Town Council

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

Weener is twinned with:= * Eurajoki in

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* Les Pieux in

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Demographics

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

Weener is in a temperate climate zone, influenced by the North Sea. During the summer the temperatures are lower compared to the rest of Germany, in winter the temperatures are higher than the other regions.

References

External links

* Towns and villages in East Frisia Leer (district) Rheiderland {{Leer-geo-stub