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

Laatzen is twinned with:

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

See also

• Metropolitan region Hannover-Braunschweig-Göttingen-Wolfsburg