Lathen
Lathen | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Lathen within Emsland district  | |
  Lathen  Lathen | |
| Coordinates: 52°52′N 07°19′E / 52.867°N 7.317°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Emsland |
| Municipal assoc. | Lathen |
| Subdivisions | 5 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Norbert Holtermann (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 38.02 km2 (14.68 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 6,752 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 49762 |
| Dialling codes | 0 59 33 |
| Vehicle registration | EL |
Lathen is a municipality in the Emsland district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the location of the Emsland Transrapid Test facility, a testing site for Transrapid maglev trains.
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