Moormerland

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Moormerland
Coordinates: 53°19′11″N7°25′22″E / 53.31972°N 7.42278°E / 53.31972; 7.42278
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Leer
Government
   Mayor (202126) Hendrik Schulz [1] (SPD)
Area
  Total122 km2 (47 sq mi)
Elevation
1 m (3 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31) [2]
  Total23,987
  Density200/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

Moormerland was created on January 1st, 1973 by uniting eleven independent municipalities. [3] The eleven constituent Ortschafte are:

VillagePopulation (2016)
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
Total23,270

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References

  1. "Stichwahlen zu Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 26. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
  2. "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
  3. "Geschichte // Gemeinde Moormerland". www.moormerland.de. Retrieved 2024-03-08.