Laatzen

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Laatzen
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Location of Laatzen within Hanover district
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Laatzen
Coordinates: 52°19′N09°48′E / 52.317°N 9.800°E / 52.317; 9.800 Coordinates: 52°19′N09°48′E / 52.317°N 9.800°E / 52.317; 9.800
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Hanover
Government
   Mayor (202126) Kai Eggert [1] (SPD)
Area
  Total34.05 km2 (13.15 sq mi)
Highest elevation
63 m (207 ft)
Lowest elevation
46 m (151 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31) [2]
  Total41,965
  Density1,200/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

Laatzen is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated directly south of Hanover.

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Division of the town

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

Laatzen is twinned with: [3]

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References

  1. "Stichwahlen zu Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 26. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
  2. "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
  3. "Städtepartnerschaften und freundschaftliche Verbindungen". laatzen.de (in German). Laatzen. Retrieved 2021-02-18.