Editing Leer, Lower Saxony (section)

==Economics and infrastructure==
Two [[autobahn]]s (freeways) cross north of Leer, the A 28 (Leer – [[Bremen (city)|Bremen]]) and the A 31 (Emden – [[Oberhausen]], [[Ruhr Area]]). The city itself has three junctions to the autobahns. Leer railway station is a relay station between [[Groningen (city)|Groningen]] and [[Bremen]] in the west–east direction and the South and Emden harbour (with a large [[VW]] factory and shipping facilities) in the north. The [[airfield]] Leer-Papenburg north of the city offers limited passenger flights to nearby airfields, most notably the East Frisian Islands. The closest international airport is Bremen International Airport.

Leer is home to many German shipping companies – about 20 per cent of the German merchant [[Naval fleet|fleet]] are registered in Leer. The [[Buenting|Bünting]] group Home is based in Leer and is one of the city's main employers. Although Bünting owns several German supermarket chains, the company is best known for their tea, which is available all over Germany.

Each year in autumn the Gallimarkt is held. Traditionally a cattle-market, the Gallimarkt is now one of the largest fairs in Northwest Germany.