Lastrup

For the small town in the United States, see Lastrup, Minnesota.

Lastrup
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Lastrup within Cloppenburg district
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Coordinates: 52°46′N 7°50′E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Cloppenburg
Subdivisions	14 districts
Government
• Mayor (2018–23)	Michael Kramer[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	85 km^2 (33 sq mi)
Elevation	45 m (148 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	7,614
• Density	90/km^2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	49688
Dialling codes	0 44 72 0 44 77 (Lastrup-Hemmelte)
Vehicle registration	CLP
Website	www.lastrup.de

Lastrup is a municipality in the district of Cloppenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km southwest of Cloppenburg.

Notable people

• Ludger Gerdes (1954–2008), painter and sculptor
• Andreas Schnieders (born 1966), boxer
• Özlem Türeci (born 1967), immunologist and businessperson

References

1. "Verzeichnis der direkt gewählten Bürgermeister/-innen und Landräte/Landrätinnen". Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. April 2021.
2. "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.