Moormerland

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

Moormerland
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Moormerland within Leer district
Moormerland Show map of Germany Moormerland Show map of Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 53°19′11″N 7°25′22″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  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	23,429
• Density	190/km2 (500/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

History

Moormerland was created on January 1, 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

• Friedhelm Erich Haak (born 1945) - newspaper publisher