Laer

Laer
Laer
Municipality
	Laer, church (Pfarrkirche Sankt Bartholomäus)
	Coat of arms
	Location of Laer within Steinfurt district
	Laer Laer
	Coordinates: 52°03′17″N 7°21′25″E / 52.05472°N 7.35694°E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Steinfurt
First mentioned	1134
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Manfred Kluthe (CDU)
Area
• Total	35.25 km2 (13.61 sq mi)
Elevation	77 m (253 ft)
Population (2023-12-31)
• Total	6,930
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	48366
Dialling codes	02554
Vehicle registration	ST, BF, TE
Website	www.laer.de

Laer (German pronunciation: [ˈlaːɐ̯]) is a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Since the ae spelling already contradicted the rules in force before 1996, it was not amended in accordance with a recommendation of the Standing Committee on Geographical Names.^[4]

Geography

The municipality is situated approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) north-west of Münster.

Laer borders to Horstmar in the west, Steinfurt in the north, Altenberge in the east, Billerbeck and Rosendahl in the south.

The municipality of Laer consists of the districts of Laer and Holthausen. Holthausen is located around two kilometers south of Laer and has around 600 inhabitants.

Gallery

Laer, chapel in the street
Holthausen, church (Pfarrkirche Sankt Marien)
Altenburg, street view from local road

References

^ Vehicle registration information in the Steinfurt district (German)
^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
^ "StAGN Web - Homepage - Empfehlung zur Anwendung der Rechtschreibreform".

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[1] Vehicle registration information in the Steinfurt district (German)

[2] Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.

[3] "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.

[4] "StAGN Web - Homepage - Empfehlung zur Anwendung der Rechtschreibreform".

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