Leer

Map of Germany showing Leer

Leer is a town in the Leer District in northwestern Germany on the border to the Netherlands, located at the river Ems.

It has a railroad connection with the Netherlands: to Groningen.

Its population is about 35,000 inhabitants.

Politics

Since its establishment the city's government is led by the Social-Democratic Party SPD, the major oppositional party is the Christian Democratic Union Party CDU along the Green Party and the AWG, an independent local party.

External links

Official website of the city (http://www.stadt-leer.de) (German)

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