Leer is a town in the district of Leer, in the East Frisia region of northwestern Lower Saxony, Germany. It sits on the river Leda, a tributary of the Ems, near the border with the Netherlands, and with 34,958 inhabitants in 2021 it is the third-largest town in East Frisia after Emden and Aurich.
Facts
Area (sq km) Area (sq km) Population Estimate Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation (m) Latitude53.230833 degrees north 1 Latitude53.230833 degrees north 1 Sources
1. Leer, Lower Saxony (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 34,277 (2025)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 53.230833, longitude 7.452778
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 3 m
P2046 (area)
area 70.3 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 34277 (2025)
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