Laatzen
Encyclopedia
Laatzen is a town in the district of Hanover
, in Lower Saxony
, Germany
. It is situated directly south of Hanover
.
(4.300 inh.) and Ingeln-Oesselse (3.700 inh.) were added to the city.
Hanover (district)
Hanover Region is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Heidekreis, Celle, Gifhorn, Peine, Hildesheim, Hamelin-Pyrmont, Schaumburg and Nienburg....
, in Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It is situated directly south of Hanover
Hanover
Hanover or Hannover, on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, under their title as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg...
.
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.), GleidingenGleidingen
Gleidingen is a part of the town of Laatzen in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated south of both Hanover and the center of Laatzen.-History:Gleidingen is the oldest part of the town of Laatzen...
(4.300 inh.) and Ingeln-Oesselse (3.700 inh.) were added to the city.