Laer

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Laer
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Laer
Laer (Germany)
Laer
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Münster
District Steinfurt
Mayor Hans-Jürgen Schimke (Green Party)
Basic statistics
Area 35.05 km² (13.5 sq mi)
Elevation 77 m  (253 ft)
Population 6,343  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 181 /km² (469 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate ST
Postal code 48366
Area code 02554
Website www.laer.de

Coordinates: 52°03′17″N 7°21′25″E / 52.05472, 7.35694

Laer is a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approx. 10 km south of Steinfurt and 20 km north-west of Münster.