Lotte, Germany
Lotte | |
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Soest | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Lotte
within Steinfurt district | |
Location of Lotte | |
Lotte Lotte | |
| Coordinates: 52°16′35″N 7°55′00″E / 52.27639°N 7.91667°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Münster |
| District | Steinfurt |
| Subdivisions | 5 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Rainer Lammers[1] (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 37.69 km2 (14.55 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 66 m (217 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 13,770 |
| • Density | 365.3/km2 (946.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 49504 |
| Dialling codes | 05404 0541 (Büren) 05405 (Osterberg) |
| Vehicle registration | ST |
| Website | www.lotte.de |
Lotte (German pronunciation: [ˈlɔtə] ⓘ) is a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
Lotte is situated on the north side of the Teutoburg Forest, close to the border of Lower Saxony and approx. 10 km west of Osnabrück.
Division of the town
The municipality consists of 5 districts:
- Bueren
- Wersen
- Halen
- Alt Lotte
- Osterberg
Sports
The town plays host to football club Sportfreunde Lotte, who currently play in the Regionalliga West after promotion from the Oberliga Westfalen in 2024. They have previously played as high as the 3. Liga, and in 2017, they reached the quarterfinals of the 2016–17 DFB-Pokal.[3]
References
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2024 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW.
- ^ Schalke, Sportfreunde Lotte victorious in German Cup - sports at ESPN
External links
Media related to Lotte (Westfalen) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in German)