Laatzen is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated directly south of Hanover.
Laatzen | |
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 Town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Laatzen within Hanover district  | |
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| Coordinates: 52°19′N 09°48′E / 52.317°N 9.800°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Hanover |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–26) | Kai Eggert[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.05 km2 (13.15 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 63 m (207 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 46 m (151 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 42,675 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 30880 |
| Dialling codes | 0511, 05102 |
| Vehicle registration | H |
| Website | www.laatzen.de |
Division of the town edit
In 1964, the municipalities of Laatzen (nowadays about 22,000 inhabitants) and Grasdorf (3,500 inh.) were merged into the town of Laatzen. In 1974, the towns of Rethen (8,100 inh.), Gleidingen (4,300 inh.) and Ingeln-Oesselse (3,700 inh.) were joined to the town.
Twin towns – sister cities edit
Le Grand-Quevilly, France
Gubin, Poland
Waidhofen an der Ybbs, Austria
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Stichwahlen zu Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 26. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
- ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
- ^ "Städtepartnerschaften und freundschaftliche Verbindungen". laatzen.de (in German). Laatzen. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Laatzen.
- Official website
(in German) - Official site of Gleidingen
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