Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Leer (Ostfriesland), Germany

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Number of sights 10 sights
Distance 5 km
Ascend 33 m
Descend 40 m

Experience Leer (Ostfriesland) in Germany in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Leer (Ostfriesland)

Sight 1: Friedenskirche

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Friedenskirche Frank Vincentz / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Peace is located in Loga, a district of the East Frisian town of Leer. The church was built in 1891 according to plans by the architect Ferdinand Schorbach from Hanover in the neo-Gothic style.

Wikipedia: Friedenskirche (Loga) (DE), Website

1657 meters / 20 minutes

Sight 2: St. Marien

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St. Marien Frank Vincentz / CC BY-SA 3.0

St. Marien is the Roman Catholic church in Leer-Loga (East Frisia). The listed church was built in 1955 as a quasi-parish of St. Michael in Leer. Since 2018, both parishes have merged to form the parish of Seliger Hermann Lange.

Wikipedia: St. Marien (Loga) (DE), Website

1024 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 3: Leer (Ostfriesland)

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Leer (Ostfriesland) (German pronunciation: [leːɐ̯ ʔɔstfʁiːslant]) is a railway station in the town of Leer in Lower Saxony, Germany. The railway station is situated on the Emsland Railway between the railway stations of Emden and Papenburg and it is the railway terminus on the Oldenburg–Leer railway after the railway station of Augustfehn. The train services are operated by Deutsche Bahn, WestfalenBahn and Arriva (a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn).

Wikipedia: Leer (Ostfriesland) railway station (EN)

1130 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 4: Mennonitenkirche

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The Mennonite Church in Leer, East Frisia, was built in 1825 in the style of classicism.

Wikipedia: Mennonitenkirche Leer (DE), Website

97 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Haus Samson

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Haus Samson is a listed building in the East Frisian town of Leer. The year of construction 1643 mentioned in the cornice refers to the façade that was added to the house in that year. The core of the building was built in 1570.

Wikipedia: Haus Samson (DE), Website

66 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Rathaus Leer

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Rathaus Leer Frank Vincentz / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Leer Town Hall is one of the landmarks of Leer and the seat of the city administration. The building with its high corner tower was completed in 1894 in the style of historicism.

Wikipedia: Rathaus Leer (Ostfriesland) (DE)

381 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 7: Große Kirche

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The Great Church is the Protestant Reformed church of the core town of Leer in East Frisia. The representative Baroque central building was built in 1785–1787 as a replacement for the defunct St. Liudgeri Church in the form of a Greek double cross.

Wikipedia: Große Kirche (Leer) (DE), Website

146 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: St. Michael

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The Roman Catholic Church of St. Michael in the town of Leer (East Frisia) was built in 1775 as the first new Roman Catholic church building in the city after the Reformation.

Wikipedia: St. Michael (Leer) (DE)

88 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: Lutherkirche

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The Luther Church Leer (East Frisia) was built in 1675 as a Baroque church, later expanded several times and expanded in plan into a cross church. Jürgen Ahrend's organ has gained national fame.

Wikipedia: Lutherkirche (Leer) (DE), Website

377 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 10: Haneburg

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Haneburg is a castle in East Frisia, Germany. It is one of the few buildings remaining of the Renaissance time in north-west Germany, which was much affected by the Netherlands. The castle was built by the chieftain of Leer, Hayo Unken, in the middle of the 15th century.

Wikipedia: Haneburg (EN)

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