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Moormerland

Coordinates: 53°19′11″N 7°25′22″E / 53.31972°N 7.42278°E / 53.31972; 7.42278
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Moormerland
Coat of arms of Moormerland
Location of Moormerland within Leer district
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Moormerland is located in Germany
Moormerland
Moormerland
Moormerland is located in Lower Saxony
Moormerland
Moormerland
Coordinates: 53°19′11″N 7°25′22″E / 53.31972°N 7.42278°E / 53.31972; 7.42278
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictLeer
Government
 • Mayor (2021–26) Hendrik Schulz[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total122 km2 (47 sq mi)
Elevation
1 m (3 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total24,055
 • Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
26802
Dialling codes04954, 04945, 04924
Vehicle registrationLER
Websitemoormerland.conne.net

Moormerland is a municipality in the Leer District, in Lower Saxony, northwestern Germany.

History

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

Village Population (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
Total 23,270

Notable People

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References

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  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 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
  3. ^ "Geschichte // Gemeinde Moormerland". www.moormerland.de. Retrieved 2024-03-08.