Weener
Template:Distinguish Template:Infobox German location Weener ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}) 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.
TownEdit
Division of the townEdit
The town of Weener consists of 9 districts:
- Weener
- Kirchborgum
- Diele
- Vellage / Halte
- Stapelmoor
- Holthusen
- Weenermoor / Möhlenwarf
- St. Georgiwold
- Beschotenweg
Neighbouring communitiesEdit
In the district of Leer:
In the district of Emsland:
PoliticsEdit
MayorEdit
- 2006–2014: Wilhelm Dreesmann
- 2014–2021: Ludwig Sonnenberg
- 2021–incumbent: Heiko Abbas
Town CouncilEdit
Template:Update section 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 relationsEdit
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Weener is twinned with:
DemographicsEdit
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
ClimateEdit
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.