Laatzen

Infobox German Location
Art = Stadt
Name = Laatzen
Wappen = Wappen_Laatzen_in_Deutschland.pnglat_deg = 52 |lat_min = 19 | lat_sec=0
lon_deg = 09 |lon_min = 48 | lon_sec=0
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Niedersachsen
Landkreis = Hanover (district)
Höhe = 46 - 63
Fläche = 34.05
Einwohner = 42260
Stand = 2005-10-01
PLZ = 30880
Vorwahl = 0511 / 05102
Kfz = H
Gemeindeschlüssel = 03 2 41 009
Website = [http://www.laatzen.de www.laatzen.de]
Bürgermeister = Thomas Prinz
Partei = SPD

Laatzen is a town in the district of Hanover, 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 city Laatzen. In 1974 the towns of Rethen/Leine (8.100 inh.), Gleidingen (4.300 inh.) and Ingeln-Oesselse (3.700 inh.) were added to the city.

External links

* [http://www.laatzen.de Official site]
* [http://www.gleidingen.de Official site of Gleidingen]