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

Laatzen
Town
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Laatzen within Hanover district
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Coordinates: 52°19′N 09°48′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  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	41,854
• Density	1,200/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

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]

• Le Grand-Quevilly, France
• Gubin, Poland
• Waidhofen an der Ybbs, Austria

See also

• Metropolitan region Hannover-Braunschweig-Göttingen-Wolfsburg

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Laatzen.

• Official website (in German)
• Official site of Gleidingen

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