Laatzen

Laatzen
Town
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Laatzen within Hanover district
Laatzen Show map of Germany Laatzen Show map of Lower Saxony
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 km^2 (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/km^2 (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 Hanover Region, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated directly south of Hanover.

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

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

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

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.

External links

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