Type: | Stadt |
Weener | |
Image Coa: | Wappen Stadt Weener (Ems).png |
Coordinates: | 53.1692°N 7.3564°W |
Image Plan: | Weener in LER.svg |
State: | Niedersachsen |
District: | Leer |
Elevation: | 5 |
Area: | 81.24 |
Postal Code: | 26826 |
Area Code: | 04951 |
Licence: | LER |
Gemeindeschlüssel: | 03 4 57 021 |
Divisions: | 9 districts |
Website: | www.weener.de |
Mayor: | Heiko Abbas[1] |
Leader Term: | 2021 - 26 |
Party: | CDU |
Weener (pronounced as /de/) 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.
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:
See main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany.
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 the summer the temperatures are lower than those in the rest of Germany, in winter the temperatures are higher than the other regions.