- Source: Weener
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:
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
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
External links
Official website (in German)
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Ems-Occidental
- Fresh Off the Boat
- Daftar kota di Jerman
- Milo (disambiguasi)
- Stasiun Groningen
- Rencana Bakker-Schut
- Weener
- 3i
- Ems-Occidental
- Weener railway station
- Westoverledingen
- Friesenbrücke
- Leer (district)
- Groningen
- Wittmund
- List of cities and towns in Germany
