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Not to be confused with Wiener (disambiguation). Town in Lower Saxony, Germany
Weener
Town
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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 / 53.16917; 7.35639
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictLeer
Subdivisions9 districts
Government
 • Mayor (2021–26) Heiko Abbas (CDU)
Area
 • Total81.24 km (31.37 sq mi)
Elevation5 m (16 ft)
Population
 • Total15,997
 • Density200/km (510/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes26826
Dialling codes04951
Vehicle registrationLER
Websitewww.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:

In the district of Emsland:

Politics

Mayor

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

Town Council

This section needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (November 2021)

The composition of the town council for the 2021-2026 electoral period is:

  • SPD = 15 seats
  • CDU = 8 seats
  • UWG = 2 seats
  • Grüne = 3 seats
  • AfD = 1 seat
  • Ratsmitglied Junker = 1 seat
  • Ratsmitglied S. Hinderks = 1 seat
  • Bürgermeister Abbas = 1 seat

International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Weener is twinned with:

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
  • 2018 – 16.276

Climate

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

  1. "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
  2. "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.

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