Hanover (officially in German:
Region Hannover) is a
districtGerman districts are administrative units used in Germany and the former state of Prussia. The districts are at an intermediate level of administration between the and the local / municipal levels . They are not to be confused with the larger...
(county) in
Lower SaxonyLower Saxony lies in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen Bundesländer of Germany...
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GermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium,...
. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of
Soltau-FallingbostelSoltau-Fallingbostel is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Harburg, Lüneburg, Uelzen, Celle, Hanover, Nienburg, Verden and Rotenburg.- History :...
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CelleCelle is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Uelzen, Gifhorn, Hanover and Soltau-Fallingbostel.- Geography :...
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Gifhorn- Geography :The district is located at the border of Saxony-Anhalt and extends from the southern edge of the Lüneburg Heath in the north to the suburbs of Braunschweig and Wolfsburg in the south. The Aller River enters the district in the southeast, runs through the town of Gifhorn, is joined by...
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PeinePeine is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Hildesheim, Hanover and Gifhorn, and the cities of Brunswick and Salzgitter.- History :...
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HildesheimHildesheim is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Hanover, Peine, Wolfenbüttel, Goslar, Northeim, Holzminden and Hamelin-Pyrmont.- History :...
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Hamelin-PyrmontHamelin-Pyrmont is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Schaumburg, Hanover, Hildesheim and Holzminden, and by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia ....
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SchaumburgSchaumburg is a district of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Nienburg, Hanover and Hamelin-Pyrmont, and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia ....
and
NienburgNienburg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Diepholz, Verden, Soltau-Fallingbostel, Hanover and Schaumburg, and by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia .- History :From the early Middle Ages to the end of the 16th century this region was the heart of the...
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The District of Hanover has a unique legal status among the districts of Lower Saxony. It includes the City of
HanoverHanover or Hannover , on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, in their dignities as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg Hanover or Hannover , on the river Leine, is...
, the state capital, which has the same privileges as a city that is not part of a district. As a consequence, the District is much larger in population than any other district of the state.
Hanover (officially in German:
Region Hannover) is a
districtGerman districts are administrative units used in Germany and the former state of Prussia. The districts are at an intermediate level of administration between the and the local / municipal levels . They are not to be confused with the larger...
(county) in
Lower SaxonyLower Saxony lies in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen Bundesländer of Germany...
,
GermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium,...
. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of
Soltau-FallingbostelSoltau-Fallingbostel is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Harburg, Lüneburg, Uelzen, Celle, Hanover, Nienburg, Verden and Rotenburg.- History :...
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CelleCelle is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Uelzen, Gifhorn, Hanover and Soltau-Fallingbostel.- Geography :...
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Gifhorn- Geography :The district is located at the border of Saxony-Anhalt and extends from the southern edge of the Lüneburg Heath in the north to the suburbs of Braunschweig and Wolfsburg in the south. The Aller River enters the district in the southeast, runs through the town of Gifhorn, is joined by...
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PeinePeine is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Hildesheim, Hanover and Gifhorn, and the cities of Brunswick and Salzgitter.- History :...
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HildesheimHildesheim is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Hanover, Peine, Wolfenbüttel, Goslar, Northeim, Holzminden and Hamelin-Pyrmont.- History :...
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Hamelin-PyrmontHamelin-Pyrmont is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Schaumburg, Hanover, Hildesheim and Holzminden, and by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia ....
,
SchaumburgSchaumburg is a district of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Nienburg, Hanover and Hamelin-Pyrmont, and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia ....
and
NienburgNienburg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Diepholz, Verden, Soltau-Fallingbostel, Hanover and Schaumburg, and by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia .- History :From the early Middle Ages to the end of the 16th century this region was the heart of the...
.
The District of Hanover has a unique legal status among the districts of Lower Saxony. It includes the City of
HanoverHanover or Hannover , on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, in their dignities as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg Hanover or Hannover , on the river Leine, is...
, the state capital, which has the same privileges as a city that is not part of a district. As a consequence, the District is much larger in population than any other district of the state. Its administrative body is the
Regionsparlament (
engl.: "regional parliament"), headed by the
Regionspräsident or "region president" (
Hauke JagauHauke Jagau is a German politician .-Life:Before being mayor of Laatzen the lawyer worked for SPD-Landtagsfraktion Niedersachsen, Niedersächsisches Justizministerium and Niedersächsische Staatskanzlei under Gerhard Schröder's command.Since 2006, Jagau is the president of the Region Hannover.Hauke...
(
SPD)The Social Democratic Party of Germany is Germany's oldest political party. The party governed at the federal level in a grand coalition with the Christian Democratic Union and the Christian Social Union until conceding defeat in the federal election of September 2009...
since 2006). Both the members of the
Regionsparlament and the
Regionspräsident are elected once every five years in local elections.
History
The City of Hanover was not part of the district until 2001, when the old
Hanover District and the city (then known officially as
Kreisfreie Stadt Hannover, which means "District Free city of Hanover") were merged in order to form the new
Region Hannover district (not to be confused with the former
Regierungsbezirk HannoverHanover was a Regierungsbezirk of the Prussian Province of Hanover and of Lower Saxony, Germany, that existed from 1885 until 2004. It was located in the south of the state around the city of Hanover, its capital....
).
During
World War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including all great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, Hanover was the Headquarters (Hauptquartier) of the Military District (Wehrkreis) XI, which was responsible for
BraunschweigBraunschweig , known as Brunswiek in Low German, is a city of 245,810 people , located in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located north of the Harz mountains at the farthest navigable point of the Oker river, which connects to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser...
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AnhaltAnhalt is a historical county in Germany, located between the Harz Mountains and the river Elbe in Middle Germany. It now forms part of the state of Saxony-Anhalt.-Dukes of Anhalt:...
, and part of Hanover. It was also the Garrison Town for the 71st Infanterie Division.
Geography
The district surrounds the City of Hanover and includes the outskirts of its metropolitan area. The
LeineThe Leine is a river in Thuringia and Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Aller river and 281 km in length.The river's source is located close to the town of Leinefelde in Thuringia...
river enters the district in the south, runs through Hanover and leaves to the north. In the northwest is the Steinhuder Meer, a lake with an area of 32 km².
Coat of arms
The coat of arms was granted on May 1, 2003. The cloverleaf is from the arms of the City of Hanover. The lion was the heraldic animal of the Welfen family, which ruled the region from the Middle Ages until 1866.
Towns and municipalities
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Municipalities A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. A municipality is typically governed by a mayor and a city council or municipal council.The notion of municipality...
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- Barsinghausen
Barsinghausen is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 20 km west of Hanover.- Neighbouring places :Barsinghausen adjoins Wunstorf, Seelze, Gehrden, Springe, Bad Nenndorf and Wennigsen....
- Burgdorf
- Burgwedel
Burgwedel is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 15 km northeast of Hanover.- Politics and Administration :Burgwedel consists of the following boroughs:* Engensen* Fuhrberg...
- Garbsen
Garbsen is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Leine, approx. 11 km northwest of Hanover.- Division of the town :The town consists of 12 districts:* Altgarbsen* Auf der Horst* Berenbostel* Frielingen...
- Gehrden
Gehrden is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 10 km southwest of Hanover....
- Hanover
Hanover or Hannover , on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, in their dignities as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg Hanover or Hannover , on the river Leine, is...
(Hannover)
- Hemmingen
Hemmingen is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 6 km south of Hanover.Up until December 2004, Hemmingen belonged to the Regierungsbezirk Hannover, which was dissolved in January 2005.- Districts :...
- Laatzen
Laatzen is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated directly south of Hanover.- Division of the town :In 1964, the municipalities of Laatzen and Grasdorf were merged into the city Laatzen...
- Langenhagen
Langenhagen is a German city in the Hanover district of Lower Saxony.- Twin towns :Langenhagen's twin cities include:- Economy :TUIfly is headquartered by Hannover Airport. Before TUIfly appeared, Hapag-Lloyd Flug Langenhagen is a German city in the Hanover district of Lower Saxony.- Twin towns...
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- Lehrte
Lehrte is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 17 km east of Hanover.Lehrte was a small village until a railway junction was built in the year 1848. The growth started and in 1898 Lehrte became a city. The Lehrter Bahnhof in Berlin is named...
- Neustadt am Rübenberge
Neustadt am Rübenberge is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. At 357 km², it is the 6th largest city in Germany by area , though only about 45,000 inhabitants live there....
- Pattensen
Pattensen is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 12 km south of Hanover.- History :It was the capital of the principality of Calenberg until 1636, when the capital moved to the town of Hanover, from which the state of Hanover was named.- Famous...
- Ronnenberg
Ronnenberg is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 8 km southwest of Hanover....
- Seelze
Seelze is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Leine, approx. 10 km west of Hanover. Today Seelze mainly plays the role of a bedroom town for commuters working in Hanover.-Division of the town:...
- Sehnde
Sehnde is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located approx. 15 kilometres southeast of Hanover.- History :Sehnde was formed in 1974 by combining fifteen autonomous villages which belonged to three different districts: Bilm, Bolzum, Dolgen, Evern, Gretenberg, Haimar, Hoever, Ilten, Klein Lobke,...
- Springe
Springe is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated near the Deister hills, southwest of Hanover.-City Structure:* Springe with 12,666 Inhabitants* Bennigsen with 4,095 Inhabitants...
- Wunstorf
Wunstorf is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 22 km west of Hanover. The following localities belong to the city of Wunstorf: Blumenau , Bokeloh, Grossenheidorn, Idensen , Klein Heidorn, Kolenfeld, Luthe, Mesmerode, Steinhude, Wunstorf....
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- Isernhagen
Isernhagen is a municipality in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 10 km north-east of Hanover. Bundesautobahn 7 passes through the municipality.- Division of the municipality :Isernhagen consists of 7 districts:...
- Uetze
Uetze is a municipality in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Fuhse, approximately 35 km east of Hanover....
- Wedemark
Wedemark is a municipality in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Wedemark is a historical landscape description for the area and is situated approx. 20 km north of Hanover...
- Wennigsen
Wennigsen is a municipality in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated near the Deister hills, approx. 15 km southwest of Hanover.- Geography :...
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