Laer

Laer 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.

This article is about the German municipality. For the borough of Bochum, see Bochum-Laer. For the surname, see Van Laer.
Laer
Laer, church (Pfarrkirche Sankt Bartholomäus)
Seal
Laer
Location in Germany
Coordinates: 52°03′17″N 7°21′25″E
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
First mentioned1134 AD
Government
 • MayorPeter Maier
Area
 • Total35.25 km2 (13.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[1]
 • Total6,799
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Websitewww.laer.de

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[2].

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

References
  1. https://www.landesdatenbank.nrw.de/ldbnrw/online;jsessionid=FBC481AAC50656B8CA9E933111BC242A.ldb2?sequenz=tabelleErgebnis&selectionname=12411-31iz
  2. http://www.stagn.de/empfehlung-rechtschreibreform
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