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34-576: Is a town in the district of Leer , in the northwestern part of Lower Saxony , Germany. It is situated on the river Leda, a tributary of the river Ems , near the border with the Netherlands . With 34,958 inhabitants (2021), it is the third-largest city in East Frisia after Emden and Aurich . It has a railway and autobahn connection to Groningen , Netherlands, Emden , Bremen and the South ( Rheine and

51-613: Is available all over Germany. Each year in autumn the Gallimarkt is held. Traditionally a cattle-market, the Gallimarkt is now one of the largest fairs in Northwest Germany. In Leer there are seven primary schools and numerous secondary schools. The two gymnasiums , Telletta-Gross-Gymnasium and Ubbo-Emmius-Gymnasium , educate more than 1,500 pupils each and are two of the largest grammar schools in Lower Saxony . The Navigation School

68-466: Is bishop of Evangelical Reformed Church in Germany. Ordination of women and blessing of same-sex marriages are allowed. This article about a Christian denomination is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This East Frisia article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Leer, Lower Saxony Leer ( German pronunciation: [leːɐ̯] )

85-976: Is one of the two reformed churches within the EKD. Member of the Reformed Alliance . It belonged also to the Confederation of Evangelical Churches in Lower Saxony, and joined 2003 of the Union of Evangelical Churches in Germany . It is also a member of the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe . The main church of the Evangelical Reformed Church is the Große Kirche ("great church") in Leer. Since 2021 Susanne Bei der Wieden

102-473: The Lutheran and Reformed churches . The German Reformed Church has its head office in Leer. Furthermore, Leer offers an unusually large variety of smaller religious communities, especially Baptists , Mennonites , Methodists , Adventists and Mormons . Even though Eastern Frisia is a mainly a Protestant region, there is a small Roman Catholic community in Leer. Two autobahns (freeways) cross north of Leer,

119-552: The Ruhr industrial region). Leer had been a settlement long before it was first mentioned in written documents. Originally, the city was situated at a meander near the mouth of the river Leda into the Ems, which is still the center of the town today. Even though Leer is some 30 km (19 mi) away from the coast, it can be reached by large ships via the Ems. Leer lies close to the Dutch border;

136-563: The "Hannoversche Westbahn" railway, which at that time connected Emden and Rheine in the Ruhr area. In 1856, the Westbahn was connected to the central German railway network. Unlike Emden, Leer only suffered little damage by Allied bombing in World War II . The city was occupied by Canadian troops on 28 April 1945. On 1 October 1955, Leer received the status of an independent city . Since 1964

153-443: The A 28 (Leer – Bremen ) and the A 31 (Emden – Oberhausen , Ruhr Area ). The city itself has three junctions to the autobahns. Leer railway station is a relay station between Groningen and Bremen in the west–east direction and the South and Emden harbour (with a large VW factory and shipping facilities) in the north. The airfield Leer-Papenburg north of the city offers limited passenger flights to nearby airfields, most notably

170-838: The Canton Basel-Landschaft Evangelical-Reformed Church of the Canton Basel-Stadt Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton Freiburg Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Lucerne Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of St. Gallen Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Schaffhausen Evangelical-Reformed Church of Uri Evangelical Reformed Church in Valais Evangelical Reformed Church of

187-494: The Canton of Vaud Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Zürich See also [ edit ] Evangelical Church (disambiguation) All pages with titles containing Evangelical Reformed All pages with titles containing Reformed Evangelical Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Evangelical Reformed Church . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

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204-515: The East Frisian Islands. The closest international airport is Bremen International Airport. Leer is home to many German shipping companies – about 20 per cent of the German merchant fleet are registered in Leer. The Bünting group Home is based in Leer and is one of the city's main employers. Although Bünting owns several German supermarket chains, the company is best known for their tea, which

221-457: The area, including crude flint tools that are dated back to roughly 3200 BC. In 791 AD Saint Ludger built the first chapel in East Frisia at the western edge of the settlement Leer, then still named Hleri after feetlot , willow . This chapel is mentioned for the first time in a written document from 850 AD. During the 14th and 15th centuries, Leer was hometown of the Ukena family, which

238-683: The city's government has been led by the Social-Democratic Party SPD . The major opposition parties are the Christian Democratic Union Party CDU , the Green Party and the Allgemeine Wählergemeinschaft (AWG), an independent local party. The mayor of Leer is Claus-Peter Horst, elected in 2021. The town council consists of (elections of 2016): Leer is a traditional Protestant city and home to both

255-886: The district of Leer shares a border with the Dutch province of Groningen . The island and nature reserve of Bingumer Sand lies within the district. [REDACTED] County of East Frisia 1464–1744 [REDACTED]   Kingdom of Prussia 1744–1806 [REDACTED] Kingdom of Holland 1806–1810 [REDACTED]   First French Empire 1810–1813 [REDACTED]   Kingdom of Prussia 1813–1815 [REDACTED]   Kingdom of Hanover 1815–1866 [REDACTED]   Kingdom of Prussia 1866–1871 [REDACTED]   German Empire 1871–1918 [REDACTED]   Weimar Republic 1918–1933 [REDACTED]   Nazi Germany 1933–1945 [REDACTED]   Allied-occupied Germany 1945–1949 [REDACTED]   West Germany 1949–1990 [REDACTED]   Germany 1990–present There are many traces of early settlements in

272-629: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Evangelical_Reformed_Church&oldid=1000512032 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Evangelical Reformed Church in Germany It has its seat in Leer ( East Frisia ). The church has 165,798 parish members in 142 parishes (December 2020) and

289-588: Was one most influential East-Frisian chieftain families of that time. The town profited from the trade with the Hanse , and a fortress Leerort was built. In 1508, Count Edzard obtained the official right to host a market, which started the tradition of the "Gallimarkt," which is now an annual fair . In 1744 East Frisia fell to Prussia , then ruled by Frederick the Great . Town privileges were awarded in 1823 by George IV , King of Hanover . In 1854 Leer became connected to

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