Laer () is a municipality in the
district of Steinfurt, in
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhab ...
,
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...
. It is situated approximately south of
Steinfurt and north-west of
Münster
Münster (; nds, Mönster) is an independent city (''Kreisfreie Stadt'') in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also a state d ...
.
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.
Gallery
File:Laer, kapelletje in de Pohlstrasse foto3 2016-04-03 12.49.jpg, Laer, chapel in the street
File:Holthausen, die katholische Pfarrkirche Sankt Marien DmA16 in straatzicht foto5 2016-04-03 12.13.jpg, Holthausen, church (Pfarrkirche Sankt Marien)
File:Altenburg, straatzicht langs doorgaande weg foto7 2016-04-03 13.00.jpg, Altenburg, street view from local road
References
Steinfurt (district)
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