Moormerland
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Moormerland | |
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Location of Moormerland within Leer district  | |
  Moormerland  Moormerland | |
| Coordinates: 53°19′11″N 7°25′22″E / 53.31972°N 7.42278°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Leer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–26) | Hendrik Schulz[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 122 km2 (47 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 24,055 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 26802 |
| Dialling codes | 04954, 04945, 04924 |
| Vehicle registration | LER |
| Website | moormerland.conne.net |
Moormerland is a municipality in the Leer District, in Lower Saxony, northwestern Germany.
History[edit]
Moormerland was created on January 1st, 1973 by uniting eleven independent municipalities.[3] The eleven constituent Ortschafte are:
| Village | Population (2016) |
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| Boekzetelerfehn | 748 |
| Gandersum | 85 |
| Hatshausen | 602 |
| Jheringsfehn | 2,440 |
| Neermoor | 4,748 |
| Oldersum | 1,533 |
| Rorichum | 444 |
| Terborg | 105 |
| Tergast | 457 |
| Veenhusen | 4,157 |
| Warsingsfehn | 7,951 |
| Total | 23,270 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Stichwahlen zu Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 26. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
- ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
- ^ "Geschichte // Gemeinde Moormerland". www.moormerland.de. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
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