Weener

Weener 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.

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:
 * Bunde
 * Leer
 * Jemgum
 * Westoverledingen

In the district of Emsland:
 * Papenburg
 * Rhede

Mayor

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

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
Weener is twinned with:=
 * Eurajoki in Finland
 * Les Pieux in France

Demographics
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
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.