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
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 (2021-12-31)[2]
• Total	6,668
• Density	190/km2 (490/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.laer.de

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.

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]

Gallery

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

References

Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
"Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
"StAGN Web - Homepage - Empfehlung zur Anwendung der Rechtschreibreform".

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

[2] "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2022.

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