Weener
Weener (De-Weener.ogg) 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 town's population is at 15,654, making it the largest town of the region Rheiderland.
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Weener (De-Weener.ogg) 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 town's population is at 15,654, making it the largest town of the region Rheiderland.
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Overview
Overview
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.
Key facts
Key facts
• Type — Stadt • Name — Weener • State — Niedersachsen • District — Leer • Elevation — 5 • Area — 81.23 • Postal Code — 26826 • Area Code — 04951 • Licence — LER • Gemeindeschlussel — 03 4 57 021 • Divisions — 9 districts • Website — www.weener.de • Mayor — Heiko Abbas • Leader Term — 2021–26 • Party — CDU
Division of the 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
Neighbouring communities
In the district of Leer: • Bunde • Leer • Jemgum • Westoverledingen In the district of Emsland: • Papenburg • Rhede
Mayor
Mayor
• 2006–2014: Wilhelm Dreesmann • 2014–2021: Ludwig Sonnenberg • 2021–incumbent: Heiko Abbas
Town Council
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
International relations
Weener is twinned with: • Eurajoki in Finland • Les Pieux in France
Demographics
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
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.
Previous residents
Previous residents
Recent findings published in the academic periodical Zeitschrift für Geschichtswissenschaft (Journal of Historical Studies) by the German historian Jürgen Matthäus, show that Jakobus Onnen, a German citizen born in the adjoining hamlet of Tichelwarf, is erroneously listed as a war victim on the memorial located at the Heimatverein Rheiderland museum in Weener is the perpetrator photographed in "The Last Jew in Vinnitsa". This massacre was most likely carried out on 28 July 1941 in Berdychiv by the Einsatzgruppe C, a mobile death squad of the Nazi SS, of which Jakobus Onnen was a member.
People
People
• Mareike Engels (born 1988), German politician
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