The celebration of 200 years of city rights in the East Frisian Leer reached a climax on Tuesday. In the presence of a prime minister and an English king.
On Tuesday it was exactly 2 centuries that Leer received those rights. On July 11, 1823, they were granted by George IV. He was king of England but also of the kingdom of Hanover. There was Leer in it. The place had been a village until then, but thanks to the monarch it received all kinds of privileges, such as market rights. As a result, the place eventually grew into the shopping and trade center of Ostfriesland.
State of Lower Saxony
When the rights were granted, the historic was discussed on Tuesday Rathaus from leather. The king was of course mentioned in several speeches. Mayor Claus-Peter Horst spoke, one of the other speakers was Prime Minister Stephan Weil of the state of Lower Saxony. He also put his name in the Golden Book of Doctrine. A book in which only very special guests are allowed to sign.
Exhibitions
There will be numerous festivities around the city rights in the coming weeks and months. “For example, there are various exhibitions that deal with the history of Leer,” says Martina Salie, who is involved in promoting Leer. “Guides are also given tours in which the guides are dressed in historical costumes.”