Uplengen is a municipality in the Leer district, in Lower Saxony, Germany.
Uplengen | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Uplengen within Leer district  | |
  Uplengen  Uplengen | |
| Coordinates: 53°16′N 7°45′E / 53.267°N 7.750°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Leer |
| Subdivisions | 19 districts |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2017–25) | Heinz Trauernicht[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 149 km2 (58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 12,091 |
| • Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 26670 |
| Dialling codes | 0 49 56 / 0 44 89 |
| Vehicle registration | LER |
| Website | www.uplengen.de |
Parts of the municipality
- Bühren
- Großoldendorf
- Großsander
- Hollen
- Jübberde
- Klein Remels
- Kleinoldendorf
- Kleinsander
- Meinersfehn
- Neudorf
- Neufirrel
- Nordgeorgsfehn
- Oltmannsfehn
- Poghausen
- Remels
- Selverde
- Spols
- Stapel
- Südgeorgsfehn
Gallery
Remels, windmill
Remels, church
Population
- Lutheranism - 84.29%
- Reformed churches - 1.48%
- Catholic - 2.71%
- Different - 11,52%
Politics
The 27 seats of the local council are distributed as follows:
References
External links
- Official site (in German)