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.
4-451: The city was first mentioned in a monastery's records in 951. The town of Weener consists of 9 districts: In the district of Leer : In the district of Emsland : The composition of the town council for the 2021-2026 electoral period is: Weener is twinned with: Statistics are as of December 31 of each year: Weener is in a temperate climate zone, influenced by the North Sea. During
8-808: The District, coming out of the Emsland in the south and flowing into the Dollart , a bay of the North Sea . The island of Borkum , belonging to the East Frisian Islands , is also a part of the District. Some of the area of the District is in the Lower Saxony Wadden Sea National Park . The coat-of-arms is identical to the arms of the East Frisian chieftain dynasty Ukena , rulers of the area during
12-491: The districts of Aurich , Wittmund , Friesland , Ammerland , Cloppenburg and Emsland , and by the Netherlands ( Province of Groningen ). In 1744, East Frisia was annexed by Prussia . In 1867, the region was subdivided into districts, and the districts of Leer and Weener were established. In 1932, these two districts were merged. The District is located in the southern part of East Frisia . The Ems River runs through
16-459: The summer the temperatures are lower than those in the rest of Germany, in winter the temperatures are higher than the other regions. This Leer (district) location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Leer (district) Leer is a district ( Landkreis ) in Lower Saxony , Germany . It is bounded by (from the northwest and clockwise) the city of Emden ,
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