Lotte is a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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Lotte
Town
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Coat of arms
Location of Lotte within Steinfurt district
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Coordinates: 52°16′35″N 7°55′00″E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Steinfurt
Subdivisions	5
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Rainer Lammers[1] (Ind.)
Area
• Total	38 km2 (15 sq mi)
Elevation	66 m (217 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	14,314
• Density	380/km2 (980/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	49504
Dialling codes	05404 0541 (Büren) 05405 (Osterberg)
Vehicle registration	ST
Website	www.lotte.de

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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.

Well-known is the team of Sportfreunde Lotte. In 2016–17, they play 3. Liga (League) of German (association) football and on 8 Febr 2017, they have reached the participation of cup quarterfinals in 2016–17 DFB-Pokal.^[3]