Laatzen, Germany, Europe
Year 1969 latitude: 52° 18' longitude: 9° 47' Period 1969-1974 Initiator(s) Planning organization None Nationality initiator(s) None Designer(s) / Architect(s) Design organization None Inhabitants 40,000 (2007) Target population Town website http://www.laatzen.de Town related links Literature - None type of New Town: > scale of autonomy New-Town-in-Town Satellite New Town Company Town > client Private Corporation Public Corporation > policy Capital Decentralization Industrialization Resettlement Economic
Introduction Laatzen is located in the Niedersachsen region near Hannover. Laatzen was in its present form founded in 1969, when the government of Niedersachsen ordered to form a commission for the development of the town. This commission was soon to be called the 'Weberkomission' because of the influence of prof. dr. Werner Weber. Building activities started after the agreement concerning the transformation of the area was signed. In 1974 the municipality of Laatzen was established and Gleidingen ended. Urban plan and design Laatzen was planned with a good traffic structure. Laatzen is connected to the highway A7 and the S-Bahn to Hannover. The roads B6 and B443 leaded through the city itself. Present situation In 2007 Laatzen counted 40,131 inhabitants. source: Saskia Hulskes
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