Laer
Municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the German municipality. For the borough of Bochum, see Bochum-Laer. For the surname, see Van Laer.
Laer (German pronunciation: [ˈlaːɐ̯]) is a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of Steinfurt and 20 kilometres (12 mi) north-west of Münster.
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Location of Laer within Steinfurt district | |
Coordinates: 52°03′17″N 7°21′25″E | |
Country | Germany |
State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Admin. region | Münster |
District | Steinfurt |
First mentioned | 1134 |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–25) | Manfred Kluthe[1] (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 35.25 km2 (13.61 sq mi) |
Elevation | 77 m (253 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 6,805 |
• Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 48366 |
Dialling codes | 02554 |
Vehicle registration | ST |
Website | www |
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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.[3]