Place:Leer, Weser-Ems, Niedersachsen, Germany

Watchers
  • no watchers
Larger map


NameLeer
TypeDistrict
Coordinates53.233°N 7.45°E
Located inWeser-Ems, Niedersachsen, Germany
Contained Places
Dorf
Bunde
Wymeer
Inhabited place
Borkum
Weener
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Leer is a district (Landkreis) in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the northwest and clockwise) the city of Emden, the districts of Aurich, Wittmund, Friesland, Ammerland, Cloppenburg and Emsland, and by the Netherlands (Province of Groningen).

[edit]

History

the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

In 1744, East Frisia was annexed by Prussia. In 1867, the region was subdivided into districts, and the districts of Leer and Weener were established. In 1932, these two districts were merged.

[edit]

Research Tips

This place has no commentary yet. It is only a stub. You can help by editing it and sharing what you know: research tips, history, relationships with other places, etc.


This page uses content from the English Wikipedia. The original content was at Leer (district). The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with WeRelate, the content of Wikipedia is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
Retrieved from "https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Place:Leer%2C_Weser-Ems%2C_Niedersachsen%2C_Germany"