Laatzen is a town in Hanover Region , in Lower Saxony , Germany . It is situated directly south of Hanover .
3-441: 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. Laatzen is twinned with: This Hanover Region location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Rethen (Leine) Rethen (Leine)
6-530: Is a part of the town of Laatzen in the district of Hanover , in Lower Saxony , Germany . It is situated south of both Hanover and the center of Laatzen. The name derives probably from the middle low German language and means "House of the Reed (Reed)" or "Reed home" ("Ret" = Reed; "Hen" = home). Rethen was first mentioned in 1250 as a district of Gleidingen. The first chapel of the bishopric of Hildesheim
9-590: Was built 1448. In 1523, Rethen coincided with the Koldingen Office to the Duchy of Calenberg. In 1592, a school was established in Rethen. The construction of the railway line Hanover-Kassel (operation 1853) brought a significant upswing, which intensified again from March 22, 1899, by the inclusion of the tram from Hanover to Hildesheim. The modern transportation promoted several industrial settlements, including
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