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Leer is a town located in Lower Saxony, a state in northern Germany. It serves as a local administrative and cultural center for the region.
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Aerial view of Leer Leer ( German pronunciation: [leːɐ̯] ) is a town in the district of Leer in the region of East Frisia, in the northwestern part of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Leda, a tributary of the river Ems, near the border with the Netherlands. With 34,958 inhabitants (2021), it is the third-largest city in East Frisia after Emden and Aurich.
It has a railway and autobahn connection to Groningen, Netherlands, Emden, Bremen and the South (Rheine and the Ruhr industrial region).
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