Weener (German pronunciation: [ˈveːnɐ] ^ⓘ) is a town in the district of Leer, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated near the border with the Netherlands, on the river Ems. The towns population is at 15,654, making it the largest town of the region Rheiderland. It has a railway and autobahn connection to Groningen, Netherlands, Emden and Bremen.

The city was first mentioned in a monastery's records in 951.

The town of Weener consists of 9 districts:

• Weener
• Kirchborgum
• Diele
• Vellage / Halte
• Stapelmoor
• Holthusen
• Weenermoor / Möhlenwarf
• St. Georgiwold
• Beschotenweg

In the district of Leer:

• Bunde
• Leer
• Jemgum
• Westoverledingen

In the district of Emsland:

• Papenburg
• Rhede

• 2006–2014: Wilhelm Dreesmann
• 2014–2021: Ludwig Sonnenberg
• 2021–incumbent: Heiko Abbas

The composition of the town council for the 2021-2026 electoral period is:

• SPD = 15 seats
• CDU = 8 seats
• UWG = 2 seats
• Grüne = 3 seats
• AfD = 1 seat
• Ratsmitglied Junker = 1 seat
• Ratsmitglied S. Hinderks = 1 seat
• Bürgermeister Abbas = 1 seat

Weener is twinned with:

• Eurajoki in Finland
• Les Pieux in France

Statistics are as of December 31 of each year:

• 1980 – 14.115
• 1985 – 14.245
• 1990 – 14.320
• 1995 – 14.831
• 2000 – 15.338
• 2001 – 15.406
• 2002 – 15.534
• 2003 – 15.625
• 2004 – 15.666
• 2005 – 15.602
• 2018 – 16.276

Weener is in a temperate climate zone, influenced by the North Sea. During the summer, the temperatures are lower than those in the rest of Germany. In winter, the temperatures are higher than the other regions.

• Official website (in German)