Leer (East Friesland) Attractions

Thie old town of Leer on the river Leda, near its junction with the Ems, styles itself the "gateway to East Friesland". Its red-brick buildings show the influence of the Early Baroque architecture of the Netherlands.

Leer - Crypt

To the north of Leer, in the Protestant cemetery, is a 12th C. crypt, all that remains of the church of St Ludger.

Leer - Evenburg

To the east of Leer's town center stands the Evenburg, a 17th C. moated castle (altered in the 19th C.) in a beautiful park.

Leer - Haneburg

In the west of Leer's old town can be found the Haneburg, a 17th C. Renaissance building which is now occupied by the Volkshochschule (adult education center).

Leer - Harbor

By the harbor in Leer are the neo-Renaissance Town Hall (Rathaus; 1892) and the Alte Waage (Old Weigh-House; 1714).

Nearby are Haus Samson (1643; now a shop), with an old-style East Frisian interior, and the Heimatmuseum (East Frisian domestic interiors, history of shipping).

Waldzoo-Park

In Leer's eastern district of Logabirum lies the Waldzoo-Park, a leisure park with an animal enclosure.