Weener

Weener
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Coordinates: 53°10′09″N 07°21′23″E / 53.16917°N 7.35639°E / 53.16917; 7.35639Coordinates: 53°10′09″N 07°21′23″E / 53.16917°N 7.35639°E / 53.16917; 7.35639
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Leer
Subdivisions	9 districts
Government
• Mayor	Ludwig Sonnenberg (Ind.)
Area
• Total	81.24 km2 (31.37 sq mi)
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[1]
• Total	15,822
• Density	190/km2 (500/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

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.

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
• Westoverledingen

In the district of Emsland:

• Papenburg
• Rhede

Politics[]

Mayor[]

Wilhelm Dreesmann has been the mayor of Weener since Nov. 1, 2006. till He won 51.9% of the votes. Ludwig Sonnenberg is since Nov. 1, 2014. mayor. He won 56,6 % of the votes and replaced his predecessor Wilhelm Dreesmann, who had no longer run for office.

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 Finland
• Les Pieux in France

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[]

• Official website (in German)