Leer, Lower Saxony

Leer
View of the town hall and harbor
View of the town hall and harbor
Flag of Leer
Coat of arms of Leer
Location of Leer within Leer district
BorkumLütje HörnBundeWeenerWestoverledingenRhauderfehnLeerOstrhauderfehnDeternJemgumMoormerlandNortmoorBrinkumNeukamperfehnHoltlandFirrelSchwerinsdorfFilsumUplengenHeselLeer (district)Leer (Borkum)Lower SaxonyEmslandNetherlandsEmdenAurich (district)Wittmund (district)Friesland (district)AmmerlandCloppenburg (district)
Leer is located in Germany
Leer
Leer
Leer is located in Lower Saxony
Leer
Leer
Coordinates: 53°13′51″N 7°27′10″E / 53.23083°N 7.45278°E / 53.23083; 7.45278
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictLeer
Subdivisions9 Subdivisions
Government
 • Mayor (2021–26) Claus-Peter Horst[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total70.30 km2 (27.14 sq mi)
Elevation
3 m (10 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total35,663
 • Density510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
26789
Dialling codes0491
Vehicle registrationLER
Websitewww.leer.de
Aerial view of Leer

Leer (German pronunciation: [leːɐ̯] ) is a town in the district of Leer, in the northwestern part of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Leda,[3] a tributary of the river Ems, near the border with the Netherlands. With 34,958 inhabitants (2021), it is the third-largest city in East Frisia after Emden and Aurich.

It has a railway and autobahn connection to Groningen, Netherlands, Emden, Bremen and the South (Rheine and the Ruhr industrial region).

  1. ^ "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
  2. ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
  3. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Leer" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 370.