Weener
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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
- 2006–2014: Wilhelm Dreesmann
- 2014–2021: Ludwig Sonnenberg
- 2021–incumbent: Heiko Abbas
Town Council
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
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
- ^ "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
- Official website
(in German)
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