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Laatzen

Coordinates: 52°19′N 09°48′E / 52.317°N 9.800°E / 52.317; 9.800
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Laatzen
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Laatzen
Location of Laatzen within Hanover district
Hanover RegionLower SaxonyWedemarkBurgwedelNeustadt am RübenbergeBurgdorfUetzeLehrteIsernhagenLangenhagenGarbsenWunstorfSeelzeBarsinghausenSehndeHanoverGehrdenLaatzenWennigsenRonnenbergHemmingenPattensenSpringeHamelin-PyrmontSchaumburgNienburg (district)HeidekreisCelle (district)Peine (district)Gifhorn (district)Hildesheim (district)
Laatzen is located in Germany
Laatzen
Laatzen
Laatzen is located in Lower Saxony
Laatzen
Laatzen
Coordinates: 52°19′N 09°48′E / 52.317°N 9.800°E / 52.317; 9.800
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictHanover
Government
 • Mayor (2021–26) 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
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total42,675
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
30880
Dialling codes0511, 05102
Vehicle registrationH
Websitewww.laatzen.de

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

Division of the town

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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

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Laatzen is twinned with:[3]

See also

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References

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  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 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
  3. ^ "Städtepartnerschaften und freundschaftliche Verbindungen". laatzen.de (in German). Laatzen. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
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