| Lattrop | |
| Settlement Type: | village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Nickname: | Droadneagels |
| Image Map1: | Map NL - Dinkelland - Lattrop.png |
| Map Caption1: | The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Lattrop in the municipality of Dinkelland. |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Overijssel#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Overijssel |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dinkelland |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 19 |
| Area Total Km2: | 10.90 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 810 |
| Population Demonym: | Lattroppers |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 7635 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0541 |
| Coordinates: | 52.4278°N 6.9753°W |
Lattrop is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is a part of the municipality of Dinkelland, and lies about 13 km north of Oldenzaal.
It was first mentioned in 1272 as Lattorpe, and means "village of Læta (partially unfree farmer)".[3] In 1840, it was home to 516 people.[4] The postal authorities have placed Lattrop and Breklenkamp into a single entity called "Lattrop-Breklenkamp".[5] however both still have their own place name signs.[4]
The Oortmanmolen is a windmill from 1910 which has been restored in 1983.[6]
The Cosmos Sterrenwacht is an observatory which started in the garden of Hennie Gosemeijer as a hobby. In 1964, Gosemeijer became an official satellite observer for NASA. His observatory received many visitors, and in 1974, it became a public observatory. The Astro Theater, a planetarium was later added to the observatory.[4]