Weener

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Weener
Coat of arms of Weener
Weener is located in Germany
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Weener
Coordinates 53°10′9″N 7°21′23″E / 53.16917°N 7.35639°E / 53.16917; 7.35639Coordinates: 53°10′9″N 7°21′23″E / 53.16917°N 7.35639°E / 53.16917; 7.35639
Administration
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Leer
Town subdivisions 9 districts
Mayor Wilhelm Dreesmann (Ind.)
Basic statistics
Area 81.24 km2 (31.37 sq mi)
Elevation 5 m  (16 ft)
Population 15,710 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 193 /km2 (501 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate LER
Postal code 26826
Area code 04951
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.

Contents

[edit] Town

[edit] Division of the town

The town of Weener consists of 9 districts:

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

[edit] Neighbouring communities

In the district of Leer:

In the district of Emsland:

[edit] Politics

[edit] Mayor

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

[edit] 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.

[edit] International relations

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

Weener is twinned with:=

[edit] 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

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerungsdichte der kreisfreien Städte und Landkreise - Stand 31.12.2010" (in German). Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen. July 2011. http://www.lskn.niedersachsen.de/download/59963. 

[edit] External links

Towns and municipalities in Leer (district)
Coat of arms


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