Lotte, Germany Explained

Lotte
Type:Stadt
Image Coa:DEU Lotte COA.svg
Coordinates:52.2764°N 7.9167°W
Image Plan:Lotte in ST.svg
State:North Rhine-Westphalia
Region:Münster
District:Steinfurt
Elevation:66
Area:38
Postal Code:49504
Area Code:05404
0541 (Büren)
05405 (Osterberg)
Licence:ST
Gemeindeschlüssel:05 5 66 048
Divisions:5
Website:www.lotte.de
Mayor:Rainer Lammers[1]
Leader Term:2020 - 25
Party:independent

Lotte 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:

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.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.wahlergebnisse.nrw/kommunalwahlen/2020/index_bm.shtml Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020
  2. http://www.espn.com/espn/wire/_/section/soccer/id/18647073 Schalke, Sportfreunde Lotte victorious in German Cup