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(Top) 1 Town 1.1 Division of the town 1.2 Neighbouring communities 2 Politics 2.1 Mayor 2.2 Town Council 3 International relations 4 Demographics 5 Climate 6 References 7 External links

Weener

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Weener
Town
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Weener within Leer district
Weener Show map of Germany Weener Show map of Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 53°10′09″N 07°21′23″E / 53.16917°N 7.35639°E / 53.16917; 7.35639
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Leer
Subdivisions	9 districts
Government
• Mayor (2021–26)	Heiko Abbas^[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	81.24 km² (31.37 sq mi)
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)^[2]
• Total	15,997
• Density	200/km² (510/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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. 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.

Town

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Division of the town

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The town of Weener consists of 9 districts:

Weener
Kirchborgum
Diele
Vellage / Halte
Stapelmoor
Holthusen
Weenermoor / Möhlenwarf
St. Georgiwold
Beschotenweg

Neighbouring communities

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In the district of Leer:

In the district of Emsland:

Politics

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Mayor

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2006–2014: Wilhelm Dreesmann
2014–2021: Ludwig Sonnenberg
2021–incumbent: Heiko Abbas

Town Council

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This section needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (November 2021)

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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Weener is twinned with:=

EurajokiinFinland
Les PieuxinFrance

Demographics

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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

Climate

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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.