Weener

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Not to be confused with Wiener (disambiguation).
Weener
Coat of arms of Weener
Coat of arms
Weener is located in Germany
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Location of Weener within Leer district
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Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Leer
Government
 • Mayor Wilhelm Dreesmann (Ind.)
Area
 • Total 81.24 km2 (31.37 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
 • Total 15,430
 • Density 190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 26826
Dialling codes 04951
Vehicle registration LER
Website www.weener.de

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, approx. 10 km southwest of Leer, and 25 km southeast of Emden. Near Diele, there is a 380 kV-substation, where since 2009 HVDC BorWin1, the first HVDC running to an offshore windpark in Germany runs.

The city was first mentioned in a monastery's records in 951.

South of Weener, there is the 380kV-Ems-Overhead Powerline Crossing.

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:

In the district of Emsland:

Politics

Mayor

Wilhelm Dreesmann has been the mayor of Weener since Nov. 1, 2006. He won 51.9% of the votes.

Town Council

The last election to the town council took place in 2006:

  • SPD = 53,0%, 17 seats
  • CDU = 19,6%, 6 seats
  • UWG = 19,0%, 6 seats
  • Grüne = 5,6%, 2 seats
  • FDP = 1,9%, 1 seat

Two members of the SPD group have split and form a single group in the council today.

International relations

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Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Weener is twinned with:=

Demographics

Always on December, 31.

  • 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

References

  1. ↑ Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen, 102 Bevölkerung - Basis Zensus 2011, Stand 31. Dezember 2013 (Tabelle K1020014)

Climate

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