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Clockwise from top: View over the city centre, Market Church of Saints George and James, New Town Hall, University of Hannover, Herrenhausen Gardens, Old Town Hall
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Coordinates: 52°22′N 9°43′E / 52.367°N 9.717°ECoordinates: 52°22′N 9°43′E / 52.367°N 9.717°E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Hannover
Subdivisions	13 districts
Government
• Lord mayor (2019–27)	Belit Onay[1] (Greens)
• Governing parties	SPD / Greens
Area
• City	204.01 km2 (78.77 sq mi)
Elevation	55 m (180 ft)
Population  (2021-12-31)[2]
• City	535,932
• Density	2,600/km2 (6,800/sq mi)
• Metro	1,119,032
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	30001 — 30669
Dialling codes	0511
Vehicle registration	H
Website	www.hannover.de

Hanover (; German: Hannover [haˈnoːfɐ] (listen); Low German: Hannober) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony. Its 535,932 (2021) inhabitants make it the 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-largest city in Northern Germany after Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen. Hanover’s urban area comprises the towns of Garbsen, Langenhagen and Laatzen and has a population of about 791,000 (2018).^[3] The Hanover Region has approximately 1.16 million inhabitants (2019).^[4]

The city lies at the confluence of the River Leine and its tributary the Ihme, in the south of the North German Plain, and is the largest city in the Hannover–Braunschweig–Göttingen–Wolfsburg Metropolitan Region. It is the fifth-largest city in the Low German dialect area after Hamburg, Dortmund, Essen and Bremen.

Before it became the capital of Lower Saxony in 1946, Hannover was the capital of the Principality of Calenberg (1636–1692), the Electorate of Hanover (1692–1814), the Kingdom of Hannover (1814–1866), the Province of Hannover of the Kingdom of Prussia (1868–1918), the Province of Hannover of the Free State of Prussia (1918–1946) and of the State of Hanover (1946). From 1714 to 1837 Hannover was by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, under their title of the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg (later described as the Elector of Hanover).

The city is a major crossing point of railway lines and motorways (Autobahnen), connecting European main lines in both the east–west (Berlin–Ruhr area/Düsseldorf/Cologne) and north–south (Hamburg–Frankfurt/Stuttgart/Munich) directions. Hannover Airport lies north of the city, in Langenhagen, and is Germany’s ninth-busiest airport. The city’s most notable institutes of higher education are the Hannover Medical School (Medizinische Hochschule Hannover), one of Germany’s leading medical schools, with its university hospital Klinikum der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover, and the Leibniz University Hannover. The city is also home to International Neuroscience Institute.

The Hanover Fairground, owing to numerous extensions, especially for the Expo 2000, is the largest in the world. Hannover hosts annual commercial trade fairs such as the Hannover Fair and up to 2018 the CeBIT. The IAA Commercial Vehicles show takes place every two years. It is the world’s leading trade show for transport, logistics and mobility. Every year Hannover hosts the Schützenfest Hannover, the world’s largest marksmen’s festival, and the Oktoberfest Hannover.

‘Hanover’ is the traditional English spelling. The German spelling (with a double n) has become more popular in English; recent editions of encyclopedias prefer the German spelling,^[5][6] and the local government uses the German spelling on English websites.^[7] The English pronunciation, with stress on the first syllable, is applied to both the German and English spellings, which is different from German pronunciation, with stress on the second syllable and a long second vowel. The traditional English spelling is still used in historical contexts, especially when referring to the British House of Hanover.

History[edit]

Hanover was founded in medieval times on the east bank of the River Leine. Its original name Honovere may mean ‘high (river)bank’, though this is debated (cf. das Hohe Ufer). Hanover was a small village of ferrymen and fishermen that became a comparatively large town in the 13th century, receiving town privileges in 1241, owing to its position at a natural crossroads. As overland travel was relatively difficult its position on the upper navigable reaches of the river helped it to grow by increasing trade. It was connected to the Hanseatic League city of Bremen by the Leine and was situated near the southern edge of the wide North German Plain and north-west of the Harz mountains, so that east–west traffic such as mule trains passed through it. Hanover was thus a gateway to the Rhine, Ruhr and Saar river valleys, their industrial areas which grew up to the southwest and the plains regions to the east and north, for overland traffic skirting the Harz between the Low Countries and Saxony or Thuringia.

In the 14th century the main churches of Hanover were built, as well as a city wall with three city gates. The beginning of industrialization in Germany led to trade in iron and silver from the northern Harz Mountains, which increased the city’s importance.

In 1636 George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, ruler of the Brunswick-Lüneburg principality of Calenberg, moved his residence to Hanover. The Dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg were elevated by the Holy Roman Emperor to the rank of Prince-Elector in 1692 and this elevation was confirmed by the Imperial Diet in 1708. Thus the principality was upgraded to the Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg, colloquially known as the Electorate of Hanover after Calenberg’s capital (see also: House of Hanover). Its Electors later become monarchs of Great Britain (and from 1801 of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland). The first of these was George I Louis, who acceded to the British throne in 1714. The last British monarch who reigned in Hanover was William IV. Semi-Salic law, which required succession by the male line if possible, forbade the accession of Queen Victoria in Hanover. As a male-line descendant of George I, Queen Victoria was herself a member of the House of Hanover. Her descendants, however, bore her husband’s titular name of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Three kings of Great Britain, or the United Kingdom, were concurrently also Electoral Princes of Hanover.

During the time of the personal union of the crowns of the United Kingdom and Hanover (1714–1837) the monarchs rarely visited the city. In fact during the reigns of the final three joint rulers (1760–1837) there was only one short visit, by George IV in 1821. From 1816 to 1837 Viceroy Adolphus represented the monarch in Hanover.

During the Seven Years’ War the Battle of Hastenbeck was fought near the city on 26 July 1757. The French army defeated the Hanoverian Army of Observation, leading to the city’s occupation as part of the Invasion of Hanover. It was recaptured by Anglo-German forces led by Ferdinand of Brunswick the following year.

19th century[edit]

After Napoleon imposed the Convention of Artlenburg (Convention of the Elbe) on 5 July 1803, about 35,000 French soldiers occupied Hanover. The convention also required disbanding the army of Hanover. However, George III did not recognise the Convention of the Elbe. This resulted in a great number of soldiers from Hanover eventually emigrating to Great Britain, where the King’s German Legion was formed. It was only troops from Hanover and Brunswick that consistently opposed France throughout the entire Napoleonic wars. The Legion later played an important role in the Peninsular War and the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. In 1814 the electorate became the Kingdom of Hanover.^[8]

In 1837, the personal union of the United Kingdom and Hanover ended because William IV’s heir in the United Kingdom was female (Queen Victoria). Hanover could be inherited only by male heirs. Thus, Hanover passed to William IV’s brother, Ernest Augustus, and remained a kingdom until 1866, when it was annexed by Prussia during the Austro-Prussian war. Despite Hanover being expected to defeat Prussia at the Battle of Langensalza, Prussia employed Moltke the Elder’s Kesselschlacht order of battle to instead destroy the Hanoverian army. The city of Hanover became the capital of the Prussian Province of Hanover.^[9]

In 1842 the first horse railway was inaugurated, and from 1893 an electric tram was installed.^{[citation needed]}

Nazi Germany[edit]

After 1937 the lord mayor and the state commissioners of Hanover were members of the NSDAP (Nazi party). A large Jewish population then existed in Hanover. In October 1938, 484 Hanoverian Jews of Polish origin were expelled to Poland, including the Grynszpan family. However, Poland refused to accept them, leaving them stranded at the border with thousands of other Polish-Jewish deportees, fed only intermittently by the Polish Red Cross and Jewish welfare organisations. The Grynszpans’ son Herschel Grynszpan was in Paris at the time. When he learned of what was happening, he drove to the German embassy in Paris and shot the German diplomat Eduard Ernst vom Rath, who died shortly afterwards.^[10]

The Nazis took this act as a pretext to stage a nationwide pogrom known as Kristallnacht (9 November 1938).^[11] On that day, the synagogue of Hanover, designed in 1870 by Edwin Oppler in neo-romantic style, was burnt by the Nazis.

In September 1941, through the «Action Lauterbacher» plan, a ghettoisation of the remaining Hanoverian Jewish families began. Even before the Wannsee Conference, on 15 December 1941, the first Jews from Hanover were deported to Riga.^[12] A total of 2,400 people were deported, and very few survived. During the war seven concentration camps were constructed in Hanover, in which many Jews were confined.^[13] Of the approximately 4,800 Jews who had lived in Hannover in 1938, fewer than 100 were still in the city when troops of the United States Army arrived on 10 April 1945 to occupy Hanover at the end of the war.^{[citation needed]} Today, a memorial at the Opera Square is a reminder of the persecution of the Jews in Hanover.
After the war a large group of Orthodox Jewish survivors of the nearby Bergen-Belsen concentration camp settled in Hanover.^[14]

World War II[edit]

As an important railway and road junction and production centre, Hanover was a major target for strategic bombing during World War II, including the Oil Campaign. Targets included the AFA (Stöcken), the Deurag-Nerag refinery (Misburg), the Continental plants (Vahrenwald and Limmer), the United light metal works (VLW) in Ricklingen and Laatzen (today Hanover fairground), the Hanover/Limmer rubber reclamation plant, the Hanomag factory (Linden) and the tank factory M.N.H. Maschinenfabrik Niedersachsen (Badenstedt). Residential areas were also targeted, and more than 6,000 civilians were killed by the Allied bombing raids. More than 90% of the city centre was destroyed in a total of 88 bombing raids.^[15] After the war, the Aegidienkirche was not rebuilt and its ruins were left as a war memorial.

The Allied ground advance into Germany reached Hanover in April 1945.^[16] The US 84th Infantry Division captured the city on 10 April 1945.^[17]

Hanover was in the British zone of occupation of Germany and became part of the new state (Land) of Lower Saxony in 1946.

Today Hanover is a vice-president city of Mayors for Peace, an international mayoral organisation mobilising cities and citizens worldwide to abolish and eliminate nuclear weapons by 2020.^[18]

Population development[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1190	1,500	—
1435	5,000	+233.3%
1811	16,816	+236.3%
1836	23,898	+42.1%
1855	33,148	+38.7%
1875	106,667	+221.8%
1895	209,535	+96.4%
1905	250,632	+19.6%
1919	321,200	+28.2%
1939	477,100	+48.5%
1945	325,841	−31.7%
1961	574,481	+76.3%
1965	555,228	−3.4%
1970	522,098	−6.0%
1975	552,955	+5.9%
1980	534,623	−3.3%
1985	508,298	−4.9%
1990	513,010	+0.9%
1995	523,147	+2.0%
2000	515,001	−1.6%
2010	522,686	+1.5%
2013	518,386	−0.8%
2015	532,163	+2.7%
2018	538,068	+1.1%
2020	534,049	−0.7%
2021	535,932	+0.4%

Geography[edit]

Climate[edit]

Hanover has an oceanic climate (Köppen: Cfb) independent of the isotherm. Although the city is not on a coastal location, the predominant air masses are still from the ocean, unlike other places further east or south-central Germany.^[19]

Subdivisions[edit]

Hannover in the Hannover Region

The city of Hanover is divided into 13 boroughs (Stadtbezirke) and 53 quarters (Stadtteile).

Boroughs[edit]

1. Mitte
2. Vahrenwald-List
3. Bothfeld-Vahrenheide
4. Buchholz-Kleefeld
5. Misburg-Anderten
6. Kirchrode-Bemerode-Wülferode
7. Südstadt-Bult
8. Döhren-Wülfel
9. Ricklingen
10. Linden-Limmer
11. Ahlem-Badenstedt-Davenstedt
12. Herrenhausen-Stöcken
13. Nord

Quarters[edit]

A selection of the 53 quarters:

• Nordstadt
• Südstadt
• Oststadt
• Zoo (for the zoo itself, see Hanover Zoo)
• Herrenhausen
• Waldheim

Largest groups of foreign residents[21]
Nationality	Population (31 December 2019)
Turkey	15,600
Poland	8,200
Syria	6,000
Iraq	4,900
Greece	4,700
Bulgaria	4,100
Italy	3,300
Ukraine	3,200
Romania	3,100
Russia	3,000
Spain	2,800
Serbia	2,700
Iran	2,500
Croatia	2,300
Vietnam	2,100
Afghanistan	2,000
Ghana	1,800
China	1,600
Kosovo	1,400
India	1,300
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1,200

Politics[edit]

Mayor[edit]

The current mayor of Hanover is Belit Onay of the Alliance 90/The Greens since 2019. The most recent mayoral election was held on 17 October 2019, with a runoff held on 10 November, and the results were as follows:

Candidate	Party	First round	Second round
Votes	%	Votes	%
	Belit Onay	Alliance 90/The Greens	60,096	32.2	92,146	52.9
	Eckhard Scholz	Independent (CDU)	60,046	32.2	82,116	47.1
	Marc Hansmann	Social Democratic Party	43,727	23.5
	Joachim Wundrak	Alternative for Germany	8,645	4.6
	Jessica Kaußen	The Left	3,628	1.9
	Iyabo Kaczmarek	Independent	3,593	1.9
	Catharina Gutwerk	Die PARTEI	2,886	1.5
	Bruno Adam Wolf	Pirate Party	2,382	1.3
	Ruth Esther Gilmore	Independent	841	0.5
	Julian Klippert	Independent	536	0.3
Valid votes	186,380	99.7	174,262	99.6
Invalid votes	647	0.3	769	0.4
Total	187,027	100.0	175,031	100.0
Electorate/voter turnout	401,847	46.5	402,129	43.5
Source: City of Hanover (1st round, 2nd round)

City council[edit]

The Hanover city council governs the city alongside the mayor. The most recent city council election was held on 12 September 2021, and the results were as follows:

Party	Votes	%	+/-	Seats	+/-
	Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)	165,105	27.8	11.5	18	8
	Social Democratic Party (SPD)	164,431	27.7	3.7	18	2
	Christian Democratic Union (CDU)	123,181	20.7	3.7	13	3
	Free Democratic Party (FDP)	35,917	6.0	0.9	4	1
	The Left (Die Linke)	33,019	5.6	1.4	4	1
	Alternative for Germany (AfD)	25,302	4.3	4.3	3	3
	Die PARTEI (PARTEI)	13,853	2.3	0.6	1	±0
	The Hanoverians (HAN)	7,044	1.2	1.6	1	1
	Pirate Party (Piraten)	7,089	1.2	0.9	1	±0
	Volt Germany (Volt)	10,135	1.7	New	1	New
	Climate Alliance Hanover	4,022	0.7	New	0	New
	Free Voters (FW)	3,126	0.5	New	0	New
	Grassroots Democratic Party (dieBasis)	1,981	0.3	New	0	New
	Active for a Social Hanover (ASH)	260	0.0	New	0	New
Total	594,465	100.0
Valid votes	201,998	98.8
Invalid votes	2,373	1.2
Total	204,371	100.0		64	±0
Electorate/voter turnout	398,328	51.3	0.2
Source: City of Hanover

Main sights[edit]

One of Hanover’s sights is the Royal Gardens of Herrenhausen. Its Great Garden is an important European Baroque garden. The palace itself was largely destroyed by Allied bombing but has been reconstructed and reopened in 2013.^[22] Among the points of interest is the Grotto. Its interior was designed by French artist Niki de Saint Phalle).^[23] The Great Garden consists of several parts and contains Europe’s highest garden fountain. The historic Garden Theatre hosted the musicals of the German rock musician Heinz Rudolf Kunze.^[24]

Also at Herrenhausen, the Berggarten is a botanical garden with the most varied collection of orchids in Europe.^[25] Some points of interest are the Tropical House, the Cactus House, the Canary House and the Orchid House, and free-flying birds and butterflies. Near the entrance to the Berggarten is the historic Library Pavillon. The Mausoleum of the Guelphs is also located in the Berggarten. Like the Great Garden, the Berggarten also consists of several parts, for example the Paradies and the Prairie Garden. The Georgengarten is an English landscape garden. The Leibniz Temple and the Georgen Palace are two points of interest there.

The landmark of Hanover is the New Town Hall (Neues Rathaus). Inside the building are four scale models of the city. A worldwide unique diagonal/arch elevator goes up the large dome at a 17 degree angle to an observation deck.^[26]

The Hanover Zoo received the Park Scout Award for the fourth year running in 2009/10, placing it among the best zoos in Germany.^[27] The zoo consists of several theme areas: Sambesi, Meyers Farm, Gorilla-Mountain, Jungle-Palace, and Mullewapp. Some smaller areas are Australia, the wooded area for wolves, and the so-called swimming area with many seabirds. There is also a tropical house, a jungle house, and a show arena. The new Canadian-themed area, Yukon Bay, opened in 2010. In 2010 the Hanover Zoo had over 1.6 million visitors.^[27] There is also the Sea Life Centre Hanover, which is the first tropical aquarium in Germany.^[28]

Another point of interest is the Old Town. In the centre are the large Marktkirche (Church St. Georgii et Jacobi, preaching venue of the bishop of the Lutheran Landeskirche Hannovers) and the Old Town Hall. Nearby are the Leibniz House, the Nolte House, and the Beguine Tower. The Kreuz-Church-Quarter around the Kreuz Church contains many little lanes. Nearby is the old royal sports hall, now called the Ballhof theatre. On the edge of the Old Town are the Market Hall, the Leine Palace, and the ruin of the Aegidien Church which is now a monument to the victims of war and violence. Through the Marstall Gate the bank of the river Leine can be reached; the Nanas of Niki de Saint Phalle are located here. They are part of the Mile of Sculptures, which starts from Trammplatz, leads along the river bank, crosses Königsworther Square, and ends at the entrance of the Georgengarten. Near the Old Town is the district of Calenberger Neustadt where the Catholic Basilica Minor of St. Clemens, the Reformed Church and the Lutheran Neustädter Hof- und Stadtkirche St. Johannis are located.

Some other popular sights are the Waterloo Column, the Laves House, the Wangenheim Palace, the Lower Saxony State Archives, the Hanover Playhouse, the Kröpcke Clock, the Anzeiger Tower Block, the Administration Building of the NORD/LB, the Cupola Hall of the Congress Centre, the Lower Saxony Stock, the Ministry of Finance, the Garten Church, the Luther Church, the Gehry Tower (designed by the American architect Frank O. Gehry), the specially designed Bus Stops, the Opera House, the Central Station, the Maschsee lake and the city forest Eilenriede, which is one of the largest of its kind in Europe. With around 40 parks, forests and gardens, a couple of lakes, two rivers and one canal, Hanover offers a large variety of leisure activities.

Since 2007 the historic Leibniz Letters, which can be viewed in the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Library, are on UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register.

Outside the city centre is the EXPO-Park, the former site of EXPO 2000. Some points of interest are the Planet M., the former German Pavillon, some nations’ vacant pavilions, the Expowale, the EXPO-Plaza and the EXPO-Gardens (Parc Agricole, EXPO-Park South and the Gardens of change). The fairground can be reached by the Exponale, one of the largest pedestrian bridges in Europe.

The Hanover fairground is the largest exhibition centre in the world.^[29]
It provides 496,000 square metres (5.34 million square feet) of covered indoor space, 58,000 square metres (620 thousand square feet) of open-air space, 27 halls and pavilions. Many of the Exhibition Centre’s halls are architectural highlights. Furthermore, it offers the Convention Center with its 35 function rooms, glassed-in areas between halls, grassy park-like recreation zones and its own heliport. Two important sights on the fairground are the Hermes Tower (88.8 metres or 291 feet high) and the EXPO Roof, the largest wooden roof in the world.^[30]

In the district of Anderten is the European Cheese Centre, the only Cheese Experience Centre in Europe. Another tourist sight in Anderten is the Hindenburg Lock, which was the biggest lock in Europe at the time of its construction in 1928. The Tiergarten (literally the «animals’ garden») in the district of Kirchrode is a large forest originally used for deer and other game for the king’s table.

In the district of Groß-Buchholz the 282-metre-high (925 ft) Telemax is located, which is the tallest building in Lower Saxony and the highest television tower in Northern Germany. Some other notable towers are the VW-Tower in the city centre and the old towers of the former middle-age defence belt: Döhrener Tower, Lister Tower and the Horse Tower.

The 36 most important sights of the city centre are connected with a 4.2-kilometre-long (3 mi) red line, which is painted on the pavement. This so-called Red Thread marks out a walk that starts at the Tourist Information Office and ends on the Ernst-August-Square in front of the central station. There is also a guided sightseeing-bus tour through the city.

Society and culture[edit]

Religious life[edit]

Hanover is headquarters for several Protestant organizations, including the World Communion of Reformed Churches, the Evangelical Church in Germany, the Reformed Alliance, the United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany, and the Independent Evangelical-Lutheran Church.

In 2015, 31.1% of the population were Protestant and 13.4% were Roman Catholic. The majority 55.5% were irreligious or other faith.^[31]

Museums and galleries[edit]

The Historisches Museum Hannover (Historic museum) describes the history of Hanover, from the medieval settlement «Honovere» to the city of today. The museum focuses on the period from 1714 to 1834 when Hanover had a strong relationship with the British royal house.

With more than 4,000 members, the Kestnergesellschaft is the largest art society in Germany. The museum hosts exhibitions from classical modernist art to contemporary art. Emphasis is placed on film, video, contemporary music and architecture, room installments and presentations of contemporary paintings, sculptures and video art.

The Kestner-Museum is located in the House of 5.000 windows. The museum is named after August Kestner and exhibits 6,000 years of applied art in four areas: Ancient cultures, ancient Egypt, applied art and a valuable collection of historic coins.

The KUBUS is a forum for contemporary art. It features mostly exhibitions and projects of artists from Hanover.

The Kunstverein Hannover (Art Society Hanover) shows contemporary art and was established in 1832 as one of the first art societies in Germany. It is located in the Künstlerhaus (House of artists). There are around seven international exhibitions each year.

The Landesmuseum Hannover is the largest museum in Hanover. The art gallery shows European art from the 11th to the 20th century, the nature department shows the zoology, geology, botanic, geology and a vivarium with fish, insects, reptiles and amphibians. The primeval department shows the primeval history of Lower Saxony, and the folklore department shows cultures from all over the world.

The Sprengel Museum shows the art of the 20th century. It is one of the most notable art museums in Germany. The focus is put on the classical modernist art with the collection of Kurt Schwitters, works of German expressionism, and French cubism, the cabinet of abstracts, the graphics and the department of photography and media. Furthermore, the museum shows the works of the French artist Niki de Saint-Phalle.

The Theatre Museum shows an exhibition of the history of the theatre in Hanover from the 17th century up to now: opera, concert, drama and ballet. The museum also hosts several touring exhibitions during the year.

The Wilhelm Busch Museum is the German Museum of Caricature and Critical Graphic Arts. The collection of the works of Wilhelm Busch and the extensive collection of cartoons and critical graphics is unique in Germany. Furthermore, the museum hosts several exhibitions of national and international artists during the year.

A cabinet of coins is the Münzkabinett der TUI-AG. The Polizeigeschichtliche Sammlung Niedersachsen is the largest police museum in Germany. Textiles from all over the world can be visited in the Museum for textile art. The EXPOseeum is the museum of the world-exhibition «EXPO 2000 Hannover». Carpets and objects from the orient can be visited in the Oriental Carpet Museum. The Museum for the visually impaired is a rarity in Germany, there is only one other of its kind in Berlin. The Museum of veterinary medicine is unique in Germany. The Museum for Energy History describes the 150 years old history of the application of energy. The Heimat-Museum Ahlem shows the history of the district of Ahlem. The Mahn- und Gedenkstätte Ahlem describes the history of the Jewish people in Hanover and the Stiftung Ahlers Pro Arte / Kestner Pro Arte shows modern art. Modern art is also the main topic of the Kunsthalle Faust, the Nord/LB Art Gallery and of the Foro Artistico / Eisfabrik.

Some leading art events in Hanover are the Long Night of the Museums and the Zinnober Kunstvolkslauf which features all the galleries in Hanover.

People who are interested in astronomy should visit the Observatory Geschwister Herschel on the Lindener Mountain or the small planetarium inside of the Bismarck School.

Theatre, cabaret and musical[edit]

Around 40 theatres are located in Hanover. The Opera House, the Schauspielhaus (Play House), the Ballhof eins, the Ballhof zwei and the Cumberlandsche Galerie belong to the Lower Saxony State Theatre. The Theater am Aegi is Hanover’s principal theatre for musicals, shows and guest performances. The Neues Theater (New Theatre) is the boulevard theatre of Hanover. The Theater für Niedersachsen is another large theatre in Hanover, which also has an own musical company. Some of the most important musical productions are the rock musicals of the German rock musician Heinz Rudolph Kunze, which take place at the Garden-Theatre in the Great Garden.

Some important theatre events are the Tanztheater International, the Long Night of the Theatres, the Festival Theaterformen and the International Competition for Choreographers.

Hanover’s leading cabaret stage is the GOP Variety theatre which is located in the Georgs Palace. Some other cabaret-stages are the Variety Marlene, the Uhu-Theatre. the theatre Die Hinterbühne, the Rampenlich Variety and the revue-stage TAK. The most important cabaret event is the Kleines Fest im Großen Garten (Little Festival in the Great Garden) which is the most successful cabaret festival in Germany. It features artists from around the world. Some other important events are the Calenberger Cabaret Weeks, the Hanover Cabaret Festival and the Wintervariety.

Music[edit]

Classical music[edit]

Hanover has two symphony orchestras: The Lower Saxon State Orchestra Hanover and the NDR Radiophilharmonie (North German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra). Two notable choirs have their homes in Hanover: the Mädchenchor Hannover (girls’ choir) and the Knabenchor Hannover (boys’ choir).

There are two major international competitions for classical music in Hanover:

• Hanover International Violin Competition (since 1991)
• Classica Nova International Music Competition^[32] (1997) (Non profit association Classica Nova exists in Hanover with the aim of continuing the Classica Nova competition).

Popular music[edit]

The rock bands Scorpions and Fury in the Slaughterhouse are originally from Hanover. Acclaimed DJ Mousse T also has his main recording studio in the area. Rick J. Jordan, member of the band Scooter was born here in 1968. Eurovision Song Contest winner of 2010, Lena, is also from Hanover.

Sport[edit]

Hannover 96 (nickname Die Roten or ‘The Reds’) is the top local football team that currently plays in the 2. Bundesliga. Home games are played at the HDI-Arena, which hosted matches in the 1974 and 2006 World Cups and the Euro 1988. Their reserve team Hannover 96 II plays in the fourth league. Their home games were played in the traditional Eilenriedestadium until they moved to the HDI Arena due to DFL directives. Arminia Hannover is another traditional soccer team in Hanover that has played in the second division (then 2. Liga Nord) for years and plays now in the Niedersachsen-West Liga (Lower Saxony League West). Home matches are played in the Rudolf-Kalweit-Stadium.

The Hannover Indians are the local ice hockey team. They play in the third tier. Their home games are played at the traditional Eisstadion am Pferdeturm. The Hannover Scorpions played in Hanover in Germany’s top league until 2013 when they sold their license and moved to Langenhagen.

Hanover was one of the rugby union capitals in Germany. The first German rugby team was founded in Hanover in 1878. Hanover-based teams dominated the German rugby scene for a long time. DRC Hannover plays in the first division, and SV Odin von 1905 as well as SG 78/08 Hannover play in the second division.

Hanover has traditionally been one of Germany’s hubs in Water sports and especially in Water polo. The SG Waspo’98 Hannover won the Deutsche Wasserball-Liga in 2020 and 2021. In total, clubs from Hanover have won the German championship 11 times. Thanks to the Maschsee lake, the rivers Ihme and Leine and to the Mittellandkanal channel, Hanover hosts sailing schools, yacht schools, waterski clubs, rowing clubs, canoe clubs and paddle clubs.

The first German fencing club was founded in Hanover in 1862. Today there are three additional fencing clubs in Hanover.

The Hannover Korbjäger are the city’s top basketball team. They play their home games at the IGS Linden.

The Hannover Regents play in the third Bundesliga (baseball) division. The Hannover Grizzlies, Armina Spartans and Hannover Stampeders are the local American football teams.

The Hannover Marathon is the biggest running event in Hanover with more than 11,000 participants and usually around 200,000 spectators. Some other important running events are the Gilde Stadtstaffel (relay), the Sport-Check Nachtlauf (night-running), the Herrenhäuser Team-Challenge, the Hannoversche Firmenlauf (company running) and the Silvesterlauf (sylvester running).

Hanover also hosts an important international cycle race: The Nacht von Hannover (night of Hanover). The race takes place around the Market Hall.

The lake Maschsee hosts the International Dragon Boat Races and the Canoe Polo-Tournament. Many regattas take place during the year. «Head of the river Leine» on the river Leine is one of the biggest rowing regattas in Hanover. One of Germany’s most successful dragon boat teams, the All Sports Team Hannover, which has won since its foundation in year 2000 more than 100 medals on national and international competitions, is doing practising on the Maschsee in the heart of Hannover. The All Sports Team has received the award «Team of the Year 2013» in Lower Saxony.^[33]

Some other important sport events are the Lower Saxony Beach Volleyball Tournament, the international horse show «German Classics» and the international ice hockey tournament Nations Cup.

Regular events[edit]

Hanover is one of the leading exhibition cities in the world. It hosts more than 60 international and national exhibitions every year. The most popular ones are the CeBIT, the Hanover Fair, the Domotex, the Ligna, the IAA Nutzfahrzeuge and the Agritechnica. Hanover also hosts a huge number of congresses and symposiums like the International Symposium on Society and Resource Management.^[34]

Hanover is also host to the Schützenfest Hannover, the largest marksmen’s fun fair in the world which takes place once a year from late June to early July.^[35] Founded in 1529, it consists of more than 260 rides and inns, five large beer tents and a large entertainment programme. The highlight of this fun fair is the 12-kilometre-long (7 mi) Parade of the Marksmen with more than 12,000 participants from all over the world, including around 5,000 marksmen, 128 bands, and more than 70 wagons, carriages, and other festival vehicles. This makes it the longest procession in Europe. Around 2 million people visit this fun fair every year. The landmark of this fun fair is the biggest transportable Ferris wheel in the world, at about 60 metres (197 ft) high.

Hanover also hosts one of the two largest spring festivals in Europe, with around 180 rides and inns, 2 large beer tents, and around 1.5 million visitors each year. The Oktoberfest Hannover is the second largest Oktoberfest in the world with around 160 rides and inns, two large beer tents and around 1 million visitors each year.

The Maschsee Festival takes place around the Maschsee Lake. Each year around 2 million visitors come to enjoy live music, comedy, cabaret, and much more. It is the largest Volksfest of its kind in Northern Germany. The Great Garden hosts every year the International Fireworks Competition, and the International Festival Weeks Herrenhausen, with music and cabaret performances. The Carnival Procession is around 3 kilometres (2 mi) long and consists of 3.000 participants, around 30 festival vehicles and around 20 bands and takes place every year.

Other festivals include the Festival Feuer und Flamme (Fire and Flames), the Gartenfestival (Garden Festival), the Herbstfestival (Autumn Festival), the Harley Days, the Steintor Festival (Steintor is a party area in the city centre) and the Lister-Meile-Festival (Lister Meile is a large pedestrian area).

Hanover also hosts food-oriented festivals including the Wine Festival and the Gourmet Festival. It also hosts some special markets like the Old Town Flea Market and the Market for Art and Trade. Some other major markets include the Christmas Markets of the City of Hanover in the Old Town and city centre, and the Lister Meile.

Transport[edit]

Rail[edit]

The city’s central station, Hannover Hauptbahnhof, is a hub of the German high-speed ICE network. It is the starting point of the Hanover-Würzburg high-speed rail line and also the central hub for the Hanover S-Bahn. It offers many international and national connections.

Air[edit]

Hanover and its area is served by Hannover Airport (IATA code: HAJ; ICAO code: EDDV) in Langenhagen.

Road[edit]

Hanover is also an important hub of Germany’s autobahn network; the junction of two major autobahns, the A2 and A7 is at Kreuz Hannover-Ost, at the northeastern edge of the city.

Local autobahns are A 352 (a short cut between A7 [north] and A2 [west], also known as the Airport autobahn because it passes Hanover Airport) and the A 37.

The expressway (Schnellweg) system, a number of Bundesstraße roads, forms a structure loosely resembling a large ring road together with A2 and A7. The roads are B 3, B 6 and Bundesstraße 65|B 65, called Westschnellweg (B6 on the northern part, B3 on the southern part), Messeschnellweg (B3, becomes A37 near Burgdorf, crosses A2, becomes B3 again, changes to B6 at Seelhorster Kreuz, then passes the Hanover fairground as B6 and becomes A37 again before merging into A7) and Südschnellweg (starts out as B65, becomes B3/B6/B65 upon crossing Westschnellweg, then becomes B65 again at Seelhorster Kreuz).

Bus and light rail[edit]

Hanover has an extensive Stadtbahn and bus system, operated by üstra. The city uses designer buses and tramways, the TW 6000 and TW 2000 trams being examples.

Bicycle[edit]

Bicycle paths are very common in the city centre. At off-peak hours you are allowed to take your bike on a tram or bus.^[36]

Economy[edit]

Various industrial businesses are located in Hannover. The Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Transporter (VWN) factory at Hannover-Stöcken is the biggest employer in the region and operates a large plant at the northern edge of town adjoining the Mittellandkanal and Motorway A2. Volkswagen shares a coal-burning power plant with a factory of German tire and automobile parts manufacturer Continental AG. Continental AG, founded in Hanover in 1871, is one of the city’s major companies. Since 2008 a take-over has been in progress: the Schaeffler Group from Herzogenaurach (Bavaria) holds the majority of Continental’s stock but were required due to the financial crisis to deposit the options as securities at banks.^[37]

The audio equipment company Sennheiser and the travel group TUI AG are both based in Hanover.^[38] Hanover is home to many insurance companies including Talanx, VHV Group, and Concordia Insurance. The major global reinsurance company Hannover Re also has its headquarters east of the city centre.

List of largest employers in Hanover[edit]

Employer	est.	Hanover located employees[39]
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWN)	1956	14,500
Klinikum Region Hannover	2005	8,500
Hannover Medical School	1961	7,600
Continental	1871	7,500
Deutsche Bahn	1994	6,000
TUI	2002	4,600
DHL	1969	4,400
Nord/LB	1970	4,000
Talanx	1996	4,000
WABCO	2007	2,600
VHV Group	2003	2,500

Key figures[edit]

In 2012, the city generated a GDP of €29.5 billion, which is equivalent to €74,822 per employee. The gross value of production in 2012 was €26.4 billion, which is equivalent to €66,822 per employee.^[40]

Around 300,000 employees were counted in 2014. Of these, 189,000 had their primary residence in Hanover, while 164,892 commute into the city every day.^[41]

In 2014 the city was home to 34,198 businesses, of which 9,342 were registered in the German Trade Register and 24,856 counted as small businesses.^[42] Hence, more than half of the metropolitan area’s businesses in the German Trade Register are located in Hanover (17,485 total).^[43]

Business development[edit]

Hannoverimpuls GMBH is a joint business development company from the city and region of Hannover. The company was founded in 2003 and supports the start-up, growth and relocation of businesses in the Hannover Region. The focus is on thirteen sectors, which stand for sustainable economic growth: Automotive, Energy Solutions, Information and Communications Technology, Life Sciences, Optical Technologies, Creative Industries and Production Engineering.^[44]

A range of programmes supports companies from the key industries in their expansion plans in Hannover or abroad. Three regional centres specifically promote international economic relations with Russia, India and Turkey.

The Institut für Integrierte Produktion Hannover is a spin-off from Leibniz University Hannover in the field of production technology that promotes transfer of scientific knowledge to business.^[45]

Education[edit]

The Leibniz University Hannover is the largest funded institution in Hanover for providing higher education to students from around the world. Below are the names of the universities and some of the important schools, including newly opened Hannover Medical Research School in 2003 for attracting the students from biology background from around the world.

There are several universities in Hanover:

• Leibniz University Hannover, host institution to the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
• Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover^[46]
• Hannover Medical School^[47]
• School of Veterinary Medicine Hanover (Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover)
• GISMA Business School, part of the for-profit education company Global University Systems.

There is one University of Applied Science and Arts in Hanover:

• Hochschule Hannover (the former Fachhochschule)^[48]

The Schulbiologiezentrum Hannover maintains practical biology schools in four locations (Botanischer Schulgarten Burg, Freiluftschule Burg, Zooschule Hannover, and Botanischer Schulgarten Linden). The University of Veterinary Medicine Hanover also maintains its own botanical garden specializing in medicinal and poisonous plants, the Heil- und Giftpflanzengarten der Tierärztlichen Hochschule Hannover.

Notable people[edit]

• Hannah Arendt (1906–1975), American political theorist
• Erdoğan Atalay (born 1966), actor
• Rudolf Augstein (1923–2002), journalist, founder of the weekly journal Der Spiegel
• Hermann Bahlsen (1859–1919), businessman, inventor of the Leibniz-Keks
• Marc Bator (born 1972), journalist
• Rudolf von Bennigsen (1824–1902), liberal politician^[49]
• Klaus Bernbacher (born 1931), conductor, music event manager, broadcasting manager and academic teacher
• Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff (1712–1772) a German-Danish statesman^[50]
• Andreas Peter Bernstorff (1735–1797), Danish diplomat and Foreign Minister^[51]
• Gero von Boehm (born 1954), director, journalist and television presenter
• Emil Berliner (1851–1929), inventor of the phonograph
• Walter Bruch (1908–1990), inventor of the PAL color television system
• Wilhelm Busch (1832–1908), caricaturist, painter and poet^[52]
• Laurent Chappuzeau, (ca.1652-??), clockmaker to the Elector of Hanover 1689–1701
• Frederick Dielman (1847–1935), German-American portrait and figure painter^[53]
• Albert Christoph Dies (1755–1822), German painter, engraver and biographer^[54]
• Johannes Dietwald (born 1985), footballer
• Champion Jack Dupree (1910–1992), American Born Blues Musician
• Frederick, Prince of Wales (1707–1751), eldest son and heir apparent of King George II of Great Britain^[55]
• Gustav Fröhlich (1902–1987), actor and film director
• Niclas Füllkrug (born 1993), footballer
• George I, (1660–1727), King of Great Britain and Ireland, prince elector of Hanover^[56]
• George II, (1683–1760), King of Great Britain and Ireland, prince elector of Hanover^[57]
• George III, (1738–1820), King of Great Britain and Ireland, prince elector of Hanover^[58]
• George William Frederick Charles, duke of Cambridge (1819–1904), Prince George^[59]
• Gerhard Glogowski (born 1943), politician (SPD)
• Georg Friedrich Grotefend (1775–1853), epigraphist and philologist^[60]
• Klaus Meine (born 1948), rock musician, vocalist of the rock band Scorpions
• Fritz Haarmann (1870–1925), prolific serial killer and rapist
• Julia Hamburg (born 1986), politician
• Conrad Wilhelm Hase, (1818–1902), architect, founder of the Hanover school of architecture
• Johann Friedrich Ludwig Hausmann (1782–1859) German mineralogist^[61]
• Hilal El-Helwe (born 1994), German-Lebanese football player
• Caroline Herschel (1750–1848)^[62] and William Herschel (1738–1822),^[63] astronomers
• Wyn Hoop (born 1936), singer
• Alfred Hugenberg (1865–1951), businessman and politician (DNVP)
• August Wilhelm Iffland (1759–1814), German actor and dramatic author^[64]
• Manfred Kohrs (born 1957), tattooist, conceptual artist and Master of Economics
• Dr. Gindi (born 1965), contemporary sculptor
• Georg Ludwig Friedrich Laves (1788–1864), architect
• Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646–1716), philosopher, mathematician, developed differential and integral calculus^[65]
• Jan Martín (born 1984), German-Israeli-Spanish basketball player
• Georg Meissner (1829–1905), anatomist and physiologist
• Per Mertesacker (born 1984), footballer
• Otto Fritz Meyerhof (1884–1951), recipient of the Nobel prize in medicine, 1922
• Lena Meyer-Landrut (born 1991), winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
• Reiner E. Moritz (born 1938), film director and producer
• Georg Heinrich Pertz (1795–1876), German historian.^[66]
• Oliver Pocher (born 1978), comedian and television presenter
• Rudolf Erich Raspe (1736–1794), German librarian, writer and scientist^[67]
• Daniel Reiss (born 1982), professional ice hockey player
• Waldemar R. Röhrbein (1935–2014), historian, director of Historisches Museum Hannover
• Wilhelm Georg Friedrich Roscher (1817–1894), German economist^[68]
• Dirk Rossmann (born 1946), businessman
• Dieter Roth (1930–1998), artist, print-maker, author, poet and world renowned composer
• Niki de Saint Phalle (1930–2002), sculptor, painter and film maker
• Friedrich Schlegel (1772–1829), poet, literary critic, philosopher and Indologist^[69]
• Gerhard Schröder (born 1944), politician (SPD) (former Chancellor of Germany)
• Helga Schuchardt (born 1939), politician and engineer
• Kurt Schumacher (1895–1952), politician, re-organiser of the SPD after World War II
• Kurt Schwitters (1887–1948), artist
• Alexander Moritz Simon (1837–1905), Jewish philanthropist, banker and American vice consul
• Uli Stein (1954–2020), artist, cartoonist
• Charles Wachsmuth (1829–1896), German-American paleontologist and businessman^[70]
• Hans Wehrmann (born 1964), entrepreneur, economist, inventor, author and racing driver
• Dirk Werner (born 1981), racing driver
• Phylicia Whitney (born 1950^{[citation needed]}), journalist and public speaker
• Christian Wulff (born 1959), politician (CDU), former President of Germany
• Shlomo Zev Zweigenhaft (1915–2005), Chief Rabbi of Hannover and Lower Saxony

Twin towns – sister cities[edit]

Hanover is twinned with:^[71]

See also[edit]

• CeBIT (CeBIT Computer Messe)
• Expo 2000
• Hanover Fair (Hannover Messe)
• History of the Jews in Hannover
• Metropolitan region Hannover-Braunschweig-Göttingen-Wolfsburg
• Schützenfest Hannover

References[edit]

Bibliography[edit]

External links[edit]

• Official website
• Official website for tourism, holiday and leisure in Lower Saxony and Hanover

Hanover Hannover
City
Clockwise from top: View over the city centre, Market Church of Saints George and James, New Town Hall, University of Hannover, Herrenhausen Gardens, Old Town Hall
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Hanover within Hannover district
Hanover Hanover
Coordinates: 52°22′N 9°43′E / 52.367°N 9.717°ECoordinates: 52°22′N 9°43′E / 52.367°N 9.717°E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Hannover
Subdivisions	13 districts
Government
• Lord mayor (2019–27)	Belit Onay[1] (Greens)
• Governing parties	SPD / Greens
Area
• City	204.01 km2 (78.77 sq mi)
Elevation	55 m (180 ft)
Population  (2021-12-31)[2]
• City	535,932
• Density	2,600/km2 (6,800/sq mi)
• Metro	1,119,032
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	30001 — 30669
Dialling codes	0511
Vehicle registration	H
Website	www.hannover.de

Hanover (; German: Hannover [haˈnoːfɐ] (listen); Low German: Hannober) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony. Its 535,932 (2021) inhabitants make it the 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-largest city in Northern Germany after Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen. Hanover’s urban area comprises the towns of Garbsen, Langenhagen and Laatzen and has a population of about 791,000 (2018).^[3] The Hanover Region has approximately 1.16 million inhabitants (2019).^[4]

The city lies at the confluence of the River Leine and its tributary the Ihme, in the south of the North German Plain, and is the largest city in the Hannover–Braunschweig–Göttingen–Wolfsburg Metropolitan Region. It is the fifth-largest city in the Low German dialect area after Hamburg, Dortmund, Essen and Bremen.

Before it became the capital of Lower Saxony in 1946, Hannover was the capital of the Principality of Calenberg (1636–1692), the Electorate of Hanover (1692–1814), the Kingdom of Hannover (1814–1866), the Province of Hannover of the Kingdom of Prussia (1868–1918), the Province of Hannover of the Free State of Prussia (1918–1946) and of the State of Hanover (1946). From 1714 to 1837 Hannover was by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, under their title of the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg (later described as the Elector of Hanover).

The city is a major crossing point of railway lines and motorways (Autobahnen), connecting European main lines in both the east–west (Berlin–Ruhr area/Düsseldorf/Cologne) and north–south (Hamburg–Frankfurt/Stuttgart/Munich) directions. Hannover Airport lies north of the city, in Langenhagen, and is Germany’s ninth-busiest airport. The city’s most notable institutes of higher education are the Hannover Medical School (Medizinische Hochschule Hannover), one of Germany’s leading medical schools, with its university hospital Klinikum der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover, and the Leibniz University Hannover. The city is also home to International Neuroscience Institute.

The Hanover Fairground, owing to numerous extensions, especially for the Expo 2000, is the largest in the world. Hannover hosts annual commercial trade fairs such as the Hannover Fair and up to 2018 the CeBIT. The IAA Commercial Vehicles show takes place every two years. It is the world’s leading trade show for transport, logistics and mobility. Every year Hannover hosts the Schützenfest Hannover, the world’s largest marksmen’s festival, and the Oktoberfest Hannover.

‘Hanover’ is the traditional English spelling. The German spelling (with a double n) has become more popular in English; recent editions of encyclopedias prefer the German spelling,^[5][6] and the local government uses the German spelling on English websites.^[7] The English pronunciation, with stress on the first syllable, is applied to both the German and English spellings, which is different from German pronunciation, with stress on the second syllable and a long second vowel. The traditional English spelling is still used in historical contexts, especially when referring to the British House of Hanover.

History[edit]

Hanover was founded in medieval times on the east bank of the River Leine. Its original name Honovere may mean ‘high (river)bank’, though this is debated (cf. das Hohe Ufer). Hanover was a small village of ferrymen and fishermen that became a comparatively large town in the 13th century, receiving town privileges in 1241, owing to its position at a natural crossroads. As overland travel was relatively difficult its position on the upper navigable reaches of the river helped it to grow by increasing trade. It was connected to the Hanseatic League city of Bremen by the Leine and was situated near the southern edge of the wide North German Plain and north-west of the Harz mountains, so that east–west traffic such as mule trains passed through it. Hanover was thus a gateway to the Rhine, Ruhr and Saar river valleys, their industrial areas which grew up to the southwest and the plains regions to the east and north, for overland traffic skirting the Harz between the Low Countries and Saxony or Thuringia.

In the 14th century the main churches of Hanover were built, as well as a city wall with three city gates. The beginning of industrialization in Germany led to trade in iron and silver from the northern Harz Mountains, which increased the city’s importance.

In 1636 George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, ruler of the Brunswick-Lüneburg principality of Calenberg, moved his residence to Hanover. The Dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg were elevated by the Holy Roman Emperor to the rank of Prince-Elector in 1692 and this elevation was confirmed by the Imperial Diet in 1708. Thus the principality was upgraded to the Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg, colloquially known as the Electorate of Hanover after Calenberg’s capital (see also: House of Hanover). Its Electors later become monarchs of Great Britain (and from 1801 of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland). The first of these was George I Louis, who acceded to the British throne in 1714. The last British monarch who reigned in Hanover was William IV. Semi-Salic law, which required succession by the male line if possible, forbade the accession of Queen Victoria in Hanover. As a male-line descendant of George I, Queen Victoria was herself a member of the House of Hanover. Her descendants, however, bore her husband’s titular name of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Three kings of Great Britain, or the United Kingdom, were concurrently also Electoral Princes of Hanover.

During the time of the personal union of the crowns of the United Kingdom and Hanover (1714–1837) the monarchs rarely visited the city. In fact during the reigns of the final three joint rulers (1760–1837) there was only one short visit, by George IV in 1821. From 1816 to 1837 Viceroy Adolphus represented the monarch in Hanover.

During the Seven Years’ War the Battle of Hastenbeck was fought near the city on 26 July 1757. The French army defeated the Hanoverian Army of Observation, leading to the city’s occupation as part of the Invasion of Hanover. It was recaptured by Anglo-German forces led by Ferdinand of Brunswick the following year.

19th century[edit]

After Napoleon imposed the Convention of Artlenburg (Convention of the Elbe) on 5 July 1803, about 35,000 French soldiers occupied Hanover. The convention also required disbanding the army of Hanover. However, George III did not recognise the Convention of the Elbe. This resulted in a great number of soldiers from Hanover eventually emigrating to Great Britain, where the King’s German Legion was formed. It was only troops from Hanover and Brunswick that consistently opposed France throughout the entire Napoleonic wars. The Legion later played an important role in the Peninsular War and the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. In 1814 the electorate became the Kingdom of Hanover.^[8]

In 1837, the personal union of the United Kingdom and Hanover ended because William IV’s heir in the United Kingdom was female (Queen Victoria). Hanover could be inherited only by male heirs. Thus, Hanover passed to William IV’s brother, Ernest Augustus, and remained a kingdom until 1866, when it was annexed by Prussia during the Austro-Prussian war. Despite Hanover being expected to defeat Prussia at the Battle of Langensalza, Prussia employed Moltke the Elder’s Kesselschlacht order of battle to instead destroy the Hanoverian army. The city of Hanover became the capital of the Prussian Province of Hanover.^[9]

In 1842 the first horse railway was inaugurated, and from 1893 an electric tram was installed.^{[citation needed]}

Nazi Germany[edit]

After 1937 the lord mayor and the state commissioners of Hanover were members of the NSDAP (Nazi party). A large Jewish population then existed in Hanover. In October 1938, 484 Hanoverian Jews of Polish origin were expelled to Poland, including the Grynszpan family. However, Poland refused to accept them, leaving them stranded at the border with thousands of other Polish-Jewish deportees, fed only intermittently by the Polish Red Cross and Jewish welfare organisations. The Grynszpans’ son Herschel Grynszpan was in Paris at the time. When he learned of what was happening, he drove to the German embassy in Paris and shot the German diplomat Eduard Ernst vom Rath, who died shortly afterwards.^[10]

The Nazis took this act as a pretext to stage a nationwide pogrom known as Kristallnacht (9 November 1938).^[11] On that day, the synagogue of Hanover, designed in 1870 by Edwin Oppler in neo-romantic style, was burnt by the Nazis.

In September 1941, through the «Action Lauterbacher» plan, a ghettoisation of the remaining Hanoverian Jewish families began. Even before the Wannsee Conference, on 15 December 1941, the first Jews from Hanover were deported to Riga.^[12] A total of 2,400 people were deported, and very few survived. During the war seven concentration camps were constructed in Hanover, in which many Jews were confined.^[13] Of the approximately 4,800 Jews who had lived in Hannover in 1938, fewer than 100 were still in the city when troops of the United States Army arrived on 10 April 1945 to occupy Hanover at the end of the war.^{[citation needed]} Today, a memorial at the Opera Square is a reminder of the persecution of the Jews in Hanover.
After the war a large group of Orthodox Jewish survivors of the nearby Bergen-Belsen concentration camp settled in Hanover.^[14]

World War II[edit]

As an important railway and road junction and production centre, Hanover was a major target for strategic bombing during World War II, including the Oil Campaign. Targets included the AFA (Stöcken), the Deurag-Nerag refinery (Misburg), the Continental plants (Vahrenwald and Limmer), the United light metal works (VLW) in Ricklingen and Laatzen (today Hanover fairground), the Hanover/Limmer rubber reclamation plant, the Hanomag factory (Linden) and the tank factory M.N.H. Maschinenfabrik Niedersachsen (Badenstedt). Residential areas were also targeted, and more than 6,000 civilians were killed by the Allied bombing raids. More than 90% of the city centre was destroyed in a total of 88 bombing raids.^[15] After the war, the Aegidienkirche was not rebuilt and its ruins were left as a war memorial.

The Allied ground advance into Germany reached Hanover in April 1945.^[16] The US 84th Infantry Division captured the city on 10 April 1945.^[17]

Hanover was in the British zone of occupation of Germany and became part of the new state (Land) of Lower Saxony in 1946.

Today Hanover is a vice-president city of Mayors for Peace, an international mayoral organisation mobilising cities and citizens worldwide to abolish and eliminate nuclear weapons by 2020.^[18]

Population development[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1190	1,500	—
1435	5,000	+233.3%
1811	16,816	+236.3%
1836	23,898	+42.1%
1855	33,148	+38.7%
1875	106,667	+221.8%
1895	209,535	+96.4%
1905	250,632	+19.6%
1919	321,200	+28.2%
1939	477,100	+48.5%
1945	325,841	−31.7%
1961	574,481	+76.3%
1965	555,228	−3.4%
1970	522,098	−6.0%
1975	552,955	+5.9%
1980	534,623	−3.3%
1985	508,298	−4.9%
1990	513,010	+0.9%
1995	523,147	+2.0%
2000	515,001	−1.6%
2010	522,686	+1.5%
2013	518,386	−0.8%
2015	532,163	+2.7%
2018	538,068	+1.1%
2020	534,049	−0.7%
2021	535,932	+0.4%

Geography[edit]

Climate[edit]

Hanover has an oceanic climate (Köppen: Cfb) independent of the isotherm. Although the city is not on a coastal location, the predominant air masses are still from the ocean, unlike other places further east or south-central Germany.^[19]

Subdivisions[edit]

Hannover in the Hannover Region

The city of Hanover is divided into 13 boroughs (Stadtbezirke) and 53 quarters (Stadtteile).

Boroughs[edit]

1. Mitte
2. Vahrenwald-List
3. Bothfeld-Vahrenheide
4. Buchholz-Kleefeld
5. Misburg-Anderten
6. Kirchrode-Bemerode-Wülferode
7. Südstadt-Bult
8. Döhren-Wülfel
9. Ricklingen
10. Linden-Limmer
11. Ahlem-Badenstedt-Davenstedt
12. Herrenhausen-Stöcken
13. Nord

Quarters[edit]

A selection of the 53 quarters:

• Nordstadt
• Südstadt
• Oststadt
• Zoo (for the zoo itself, see Hanover Zoo)
• Herrenhausen
• Waldheim

Largest groups of foreign residents[21]
Nationality	Population (31 December 2019)
Turkey	15,600
Poland	8,200
Syria	6,000
Iraq	4,900
Greece	4,700
Bulgaria	4,100
Italy	3,300
Ukraine	3,200
Romania	3,100
Russia	3,000
Spain	2,800
Serbia	2,700
Iran	2,500
Croatia	2,300
Vietnam	2,100
Afghanistan	2,000
Ghana	1,800
China	1,600
Kosovo	1,400
India	1,300
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1,200

Politics[edit]

Mayor[edit]

The current mayor of Hanover is Belit Onay of the Alliance 90/The Greens since 2019. The most recent mayoral election was held on 17 October 2019, with a runoff held on 10 November, and the results were as follows:

Candidate	Party	First round	Second round
Votes	%	Votes	%
	Belit Onay	Alliance 90/The Greens	60,096	32.2	92,146	52.9
	Eckhard Scholz	Independent (CDU)	60,046	32.2	82,116	47.1
	Marc Hansmann	Social Democratic Party	43,727	23.5
	Joachim Wundrak	Alternative for Germany	8,645	4.6
	Jessica Kaußen	The Left	3,628	1.9
	Iyabo Kaczmarek	Independent	3,593	1.9
	Catharina Gutwerk	Die PARTEI	2,886	1.5
	Bruno Adam Wolf	Pirate Party	2,382	1.3
	Ruth Esther Gilmore	Independent	841	0.5
	Julian Klippert	Independent	536	0.3
Valid votes	186,380	99.7	174,262	99.6
Invalid votes	647	0.3	769	0.4
Total	187,027	100.0	175,031	100.0
Electorate/voter turnout	401,847	46.5	402,129	43.5
Source: City of Hanover (1st round, 2nd round)

City council[edit]

The Hanover city council governs the city alongside the mayor. The most recent city council election was held on 12 September 2021, and the results were as follows:

Party	Votes	%	+/-	Seats	+/-
	Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)	165,105	27.8	11.5	18	8
	Social Democratic Party (SPD)	164,431	27.7	3.7	18	2
	Christian Democratic Union (CDU)	123,181	20.7	3.7	13	3
	Free Democratic Party (FDP)	35,917	6.0	0.9	4	1
	The Left (Die Linke)	33,019	5.6	1.4	4	1
	Alternative for Germany (AfD)	25,302	4.3	4.3	3	3
	Die PARTEI (PARTEI)	13,853	2.3	0.6	1	±0
	The Hanoverians (HAN)	7,044	1.2	1.6	1	1
	Pirate Party (Piraten)	7,089	1.2	0.9	1	±0
	Volt Germany (Volt)	10,135	1.7	New	1	New
	Climate Alliance Hanover	4,022	0.7	New	0	New
	Free Voters (FW)	3,126	0.5	New	0	New
	Grassroots Democratic Party (dieBasis)	1,981	0.3	New	0	New
	Active for a Social Hanover (ASH)	260	0.0	New	0	New
Total	594,465	100.0
Valid votes	201,998	98.8
Invalid votes	2,373	1.2
Total	204,371	100.0		64	±0
Electorate/voter turnout	398,328	51.3	0.2
Source: City of Hanover

Main sights[edit]

One of Hanover’s sights is the Royal Gardens of Herrenhausen. Its Great Garden is an important European Baroque garden. The palace itself was largely destroyed by Allied bombing but has been reconstructed and reopened in 2013.^[22] Among the points of interest is the Grotto. Its interior was designed by French artist Niki de Saint Phalle).^[23] The Great Garden consists of several parts and contains Europe’s highest garden fountain. The historic Garden Theatre hosted the musicals of the German rock musician Heinz Rudolf Kunze.^[24]

Also at Herrenhausen, the Berggarten is a botanical garden with the most varied collection of orchids in Europe.^[25] Some points of interest are the Tropical House, the Cactus House, the Canary House and the Orchid House, and free-flying birds and butterflies. Near the entrance to the Berggarten is the historic Library Pavillon. The Mausoleum of the Guelphs is also located in the Berggarten. Like the Great Garden, the Berggarten also consists of several parts, for example the Paradies and the Prairie Garden. The Georgengarten is an English landscape garden. The Leibniz Temple and the Georgen Palace are two points of interest there.

The landmark of Hanover is the New Town Hall (Neues Rathaus). Inside the building are four scale models of the city. A worldwide unique diagonal/arch elevator goes up the large dome at a 17 degree angle to an observation deck.^[26]

The Hanover Zoo received the Park Scout Award for the fourth year running in 2009/10, placing it among the best zoos in Germany.^[27] The zoo consists of several theme areas: Sambesi, Meyers Farm, Gorilla-Mountain, Jungle-Palace, and Mullewapp. Some smaller areas are Australia, the wooded area for wolves, and the so-called swimming area with many seabirds. There is also a tropical house, a jungle house, and a show arena. The new Canadian-themed area, Yukon Bay, opened in 2010. In 2010 the Hanover Zoo had over 1.6 million visitors.^[27] There is also the Sea Life Centre Hanover, which is the first tropical aquarium in Germany.^[28]

Another point of interest is the Old Town. In the centre are the large Marktkirche (Church St. Georgii et Jacobi, preaching venue of the bishop of the Lutheran Landeskirche Hannovers) and the Old Town Hall. Nearby are the Leibniz House, the Nolte House, and the Beguine Tower. The Kreuz-Church-Quarter around the Kreuz Church contains many little lanes. Nearby is the old royal sports hall, now called the Ballhof theatre. On the edge of the Old Town are the Market Hall, the Leine Palace, and the ruin of the Aegidien Church which is now a monument to the victims of war and violence. Through the Marstall Gate the bank of the river Leine can be reached; the Nanas of Niki de Saint Phalle are located here. They are part of the Mile of Sculptures, which starts from Trammplatz, leads along the river bank, crosses Königsworther Square, and ends at the entrance of the Georgengarten. Near the Old Town is the district of Calenberger Neustadt where the Catholic Basilica Minor of St. Clemens, the Reformed Church and the Lutheran Neustädter Hof- und Stadtkirche St. Johannis are located.

Some other popular sights are the Waterloo Column, the Laves House, the Wangenheim Palace, the Lower Saxony State Archives, the Hanover Playhouse, the Kröpcke Clock, the Anzeiger Tower Block, the Administration Building of the NORD/LB, the Cupola Hall of the Congress Centre, the Lower Saxony Stock, the Ministry of Finance, the Garten Church, the Luther Church, the Gehry Tower (designed by the American architect Frank O. Gehry), the specially designed Bus Stops, the Opera House, the Central Station, the Maschsee lake and the city forest Eilenriede, which is one of the largest of its kind in Europe. With around 40 parks, forests and gardens, a couple of lakes, two rivers and one canal, Hanover offers a large variety of leisure activities.

Since 2007 the historic Leibniz Letters, which can be viewed in the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Library, are on UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register.

Outside the city centre is the EXPO-Park, the former site of EXPO 2000. Some points of interest are the Planet M., the former German Pavillon, some nations’ vacant pavilions, the Expowale, the EXPO-Plaza and the EXPO-Gardens (Parc Agricole, EXPO-Park South and the Gardens of change). The fairground can be reached by the Exponale, one of the largest pedestrian bridges in Europe.

The Hanover fairground is the largest exhibition centre in the world.^[29]
It provides 496,000 square metres (5.34 million square feet) of covered indoor space, 58,000 square metres (620 thousand square feet) of open-air space, 27 halls and pavilions. Many of the Exhibition Centre’s halls are architectural highlights. Furthermore, it offers the Convention Center with its 35 function rooms, glassed-in areas between halls, grassy park-like recreation zones and its own heliport. Two important sights on the fairground are the Hermes Tower (88.8 metres or 291 feet high) and the EXPO Roof, the largest wooden roof in the world.^[30]

In the district of Anderten is the European Cheese Centre, the only Cheese Experience Centre in Europe. Another tourist sight in Anderten is the Hindenburg Lock, which was the biggest lock in Europe at the time of its construction in 1928. The Tiergarten (literally the «animals’ garden») in the district of Kirchrode is a large forest originally used for deer and other game for the king’s table.

In the district of Groß-Buchholz the 282-metre-high (925 ft) Telemax is located, which is the tallest building in Lower Saxony and the highest television tower in Northern Germany. Some other notable towers are the VW-Tower in the city centre and the old towers of the former middle-age defence belt: Döhrener Tower, Lister Tower and the Horse Tower.

The 36 most important sights of the city centre are connected with a 4.2-kilometre-long (3 mi) red line, which is painted on the pavement. This so-called Red Thread marks out a walk that starts at the Tourist Information Office and ends on the Ernst-August-Square in front of the central station. There is also a guided sightseeing-bus tour through the city.

Society and culture[edit]

Religious life[edit]

Hanover is headquarters for several Protestant organizations, including the World Communion of Reformed Churches, the Evangelical Church in Germany, the Reformed Alliance, the United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany, and the Independent Evangelical-Lutheran Church.

In 2015, 31.1% of the population were Protestant and 13.4% were Roman Catholic. The majority 55.5% were irreligious or other faith.^[31]

Museums and galleries[edit]

The Historisches Museum Hannover (Historic museum) describes the history of Hanover, from the medieval settlement «Honovere» to the city of today. The museum focuses on the period from 1714 to 1834 when Hanover had a strong relationship with the British royal house.

With more than 4,000 members, the Kestnergesellschaft is the largest art society in Germany. The museum hosts exhibitions from classical modernist art to contemporary art. Emphasis is placed on film, video, contemporary music and architecture, room installments and presentations of contemporary paintings, sculptures and video art.

The Kestner-Museum is located in the House of 5.000 windows. The museum is named after August Kestner and exhibits 6,000 years of applied art in four areas: Ancient cultures, ancient Egypt, applied art and a valuable collection of historic coins.

The KUBUS is a forum for contemporary art. It features mostly exhibitions and projects of artists from Hanover.

The Kunstverein Hannover (Art Society Hanover) shows contemporary art and was established in 1832 as one of the first art societies in Germany. It is located in the Künstlerhaus (House of artists). There are around seven international exhibitions each year.

The Landesmuseum Hannover is the largest museum in Hanover. The art gallery shows European art from the 11th to the 20th century, the nature department shows the zoology, geology, botanic, geology and a vivarium with fish, insects, reptiles and amphibians. The primeval department shows the primeval history of Lower Saxony, and the folklore department shows cultures from all over the world.

The Sprengel Museum shows the art of the 20th century. It is one of the most notable art museums in Germany. The focus is put on the classical modernist art with the collection of Kurt Schwitters, works of German expressionism, and French cubism, the cabinet of abstracts, the graphics and the department of photography and media. Furthermore, the museum shows the works of the French artist Niki de Saint-Phalle.

The Theatre Museum shows an exhibition of the history of the theatre in Hanover from the 17th century up to now: opera, concert, drama and ballet. The museum also hosts several touring exhibitions during the year.

The Wilhelm Busch Museum is the German Museum of Caricature and Critical Graphic Arts. The collection of the works of Wilhelm Busch and the extensive collection of cartoons and critical graphics is unique in Germany. Furthermore, the museum hosts several exhibitions of national and international artists during the year.

A cabinet of coins is the Münzkabinett der TUI-AG. The Polizeigeschichtliche Sammlung Niedersachsen is the largest police museum in Germany. Textiles from all over the world can be visited in the Museum for textile art. The EXPOseeum is the museum of the world-exhibition «EXPO 2000 Hannover». Carpets and objects from the orient can be visited in the Oriental Carpet Museum. The Museum for the visually impaired is a rarity in Germany, there is only one other of its kind in Berlin. The Museum of veterinary medicine is unique in Germany. The Museum for Energy History describes the 150 years old history of the application of energy. The Heimat-Museum Ahlem shows the history of the district of Ahlem. The Mahn- und Gedenkstätte Ahlem describes the history of the Jewish people in Hanover and the Stiftung Ahlers Pro Arte / Kestner Pro Arte shows modern art. Modern art is also the main topic of the Kunsthalle Faust, the Nord/LB Art Gallery and of the Foro Artistico / Eisfabrik.

Some leading art events in Hanover are the Long Night of the Museums and the Zinnober Kunstvolkslauf which features all the galleries in Hanover.

People who are interested in astronomy should visit the Observatory Geschwister Herschel on the Lindener Mountain or the small planetarium inside of the Bismarck School.

Theatre, cabaret and musical[edit]

Around 40 theatres are located in Hanover. The Opera House, the Schauspielhaus (Play House), the Ballhof eins, the Ballhof zwei and the Cumberlandsche Galerie belong to the Lower Saxony State Theatre. The Theater am Aegi is Hanover’s principal theatre for musicals, shows and guest performances. The Neues Theater (New Theatre) is the boulevard theatre of Hanover. The Theater für Niedersachsen is another large theatre in Hanover, which also has an own musical company. Some of the most important musical productions are the rock musicals of the German rock musician Heinz Rudolph Kunze, which take place at the Garden-Theatre in the Great Garden.

Some important theatre events are the Tanztheater International, the Long Night of the Theatres, the Festival Theaterformen and the International Competition for Choreographers.

Hanover’s leading cabaret stage is the GOP Variety theatre which is located in the Georgs Palace. Some other cabaret-stages are the Variety Marlene, the Uhu-Theatre. the theatre Die Hinterbühne, the Rampenlich Variety and the revue-stage TAK. The most important cabaret event is the Kleines Fest im Großen Garten (Little Festival in the Great Garden) which is the most successful cabaret festival in Germany. It features artists from around the world. Some other important events are the Calenberger Cabaret Weeks, the Hanover Cabaret Festival and the Wintervariety.

Music[edit]

Classical music[edit]

Hanover has two symphony orchestras: The Lower Saxon State Orchestra Hanover and the NDR Radiophilharmonie (North German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra). Two notable choirs have their homes in Hanover: the Mädchenchor Hannover (girls’ choir) and the Knabenchor Hannover (boys’ choir).

There are two major international competitions for classical music in Hanover:

• Hanover International Violin Competition (since 1991)
• Classica Nova International Music Competition^[32] (1997) (Non profit association Classica Nova exists in Hanover with the aim of continuing the Classica Nova competition).

Popular music[edit]

The rock bands Scorpions and Fury in the Slaughterhouse are originally from Hanover. Acclaimed DJ Mousse T also has his main recording studio in the area. Rick J. Jordan, member of the band Scooter was born here in 1968. Eurovision Song Contest winner of 2010, Lena, is also from Hanover.

Sport[edit]

Hannover 96 (nickname Die Roten or ‘The Reds’) is the top local football team that currently plays in the 2. Bundesliga. Home games are played at the HDI-Arena, which hosted matches in the 1974 and 2006 World Cups and the Euro 1988. Their reserve team Hannover 96 II plays in the fourth league. Their home games were played in the traditional Eilenriedestadium until they moved to the HDI Arena due to DFL directives. Arminia Hannover is another traditional soccer team in Hanover that has played in the second division (then 2. Liga Nord) for years and plays now in the Niedersachsen-West Liga (Lower Saxony League West). Home matches are played in the Rudolf-Kalweit-Stadium.

The Hannover Indians are the local ice hockey team. They play in the third tier. Their home games are played at the traditional Eisstadion am Pferdeturm. The Hannover Scorpions played in Hanover in Germany’s top league until 2013 when they sold their license and moved to Langenhagen.

Hanover was one of the rugby union capitals in Germany. The first German rugby team was founded in Hanover in 1878. Hanover-based teams dominated the German rugby scene for a long time. DRC Hannover plays in the first division, and SV Odin von 1905 as well as SG 78/08 Hannover play in the second division.

Hanover has traditionally been one of Germany’s hubs in Water sports and especially in Water polo. The SG Waspo’98 Hannover won the Deutsche Wasserball-Liga in 2020 and 2021. In total, clubs from Hanover have won the German championship 11 times. Thanks to the Maschsee lake, the rivers Ihme and Leine and to the Mittellandkanal channel, Hanover hosts sailing schools, yacht schools, waterski clubs, rowing clubs, canoe clubs and paddle clubs.

The first German fencing club was founded in Hanover in 1862. Today there are three additional fencing clubs in Hanover.

The Hannover Korbjäger are the city’s top basketball team. They play their home games at the IGS Linden.

The Hannover Regents play in the third Bundesliga (baseball) division. The Hannover Grizzlies, Armina Spartans and Hannover Stampeders are the local American football teams.

The Hannover Marathon is the biggest running event in Hanover with more than 11,000 participants and usually around 200,000 spectators. Some other important running events are the Gilde Stadtstaffel (relay), the Sport-Check Nachtlauf (night-running), the Herrenhäuser Team-Challenge, the Hannoversche Firmenlauf (company running) and the Silvesterlauf (sylvester running).

Hanover also hosts an important international cycle race: The Nacht von Hannover (night of Hanover). The race takes place around the Market Hall.

The lake Maschsee hosts the International Dragon Boat Races and the Canoe Polo-Tournament. Many regattas take place during the year. «Head of the river Leine» on the river Leine is one of the biggest rowing regattas in Hanover. One of Germany’s most successful dragon boat teams, the All Sports Team Hannover, which has won since its foundation in year 2000 more than 100 medals on national and international competitions, is doing practising on the Maschsee in the heart of Hannover. The All Sports Team has received the award «Team of the Year 2013» in Lower Saxony.^[33]

Some other important sport events are the Lower Saxony Beach Volleyball Tournament, the international horse show «German Classics» and the international ice hockey tournament Nations Cup.

Regular events[edit]

Hanover is one of the leading exhibition cities in the world. It hosts more than 60 international and national exhibitions every year. The most popular ones are the CeBIT, the Hanover Fair, the Domotex, the Ligna, the IAA Nutzfahrzeuge and the Agritechnica. Hanover also hosts a huge number of congresses and symposiums like the International Symposium on Society and Resource Management.^[34]

Hanover is also host to the Schützenfest Hannover, the largest marksmen’s fun fair in the world which takes place once a year from late June to early July.^[35] Founded in 1529, it consists of more than 260 rides and inns, five large beer tents and a large entertainment programme. The highlight of this fun fair is the 12-kilometre-long (7 mi) Parade of the Marksmen with more than 12,000 participants from all over the world, including around 5,000 marksmen, 128 bands, and more than 70 wagons, carriages, and other festival vehicles. This makes it the longest procession in Europe. Around 2 million people visit this fun fair every year. The landmark of this fun fair is the biggest transportable Ferris wheel in the world, at about 60 metres (197 ft) high.

Hanover also hosts one of the two largest spring festivals in Europe, with around 180 rides and inns, 2 large beer tents, and around 1.5 million visitors each year. The Oktoberfest Hannover is the second largest Oktoberfest in the world with around 160 rides and inns, two large beer tents and around 1 million visitors each year.

The Maschsee Festival takes place around the Maschsee Lake. Each year around 2 million visitors come to enjoy live music, comedy, cabaret, and much more. It is the largest Volksfest of its kind in Northern Germany. The Great Garden hosts every year the International Fireworks Competition, and the International Festival Weeks Herrenhausen, with music and cabaret performances. The Carnival Procession is around 3 kilometres (2 mi) long and consists of 3.000 participants, around 30 festival vehicles and around 20 bands and takes place every year.

Other festivals include the Festival Feuer und Flamme (Fire and Flames), the Gartenfestival (Garden Festival), the Herbstfestival (Autumn Festival), the Harley Days, the Steintor Festival (Steintor is a party area in the city centre) and the Lister-Meile-Festival (Lister Meile is a large pedestrian area).

Hanover also hosts food-oriented festivals including the Wine Festival and the Gourmet Festival. It also hosts some special markets like the Old Town Flea Market and the Market for Art and Trade. Some other major markets include the Christmas Markets of the City of Hanover in the Old Town and city centre, and the Lister Meile.

Transport[edit]

Rail[edit]

The city’s central station, Hannover Hauptbahnhof, is a hub of the German high-speed ICE network. It is the starting point of the Hanover-Würzburg high-speed rail line and also the central hub for the Hanover S-Bahn. It offers many international and national connections.

Air[edit]

Hanover and its area is served by Hannover Airport (IATA code: HAJ; ICAO code: EDDV) in Langenhagen.

Road[edit]

Hanover is also an important hub of Germany’s autobahn network; the junction of two major autobahns, the A2 and A7 is at Kreuz Hannover-Ost, at the northeastern edge of the city.

Local autobahns are A 352 (a short cut between A7 [north] and A2 [west], also known as the Airport autobahn because it passes Hanover Airport) and the A 37.

The expressway (Schnellweg) system, a number of Bundesstraße roads, forms a structure loosely resembling a large ring road together with A2 and A7. The roads are B 3, B 6 and Bundesstraße 65|B 65, called Westschnellweg (B6 on the northern part, B3 on the southern part), Messeschnellweg (B3, becomes A37 near Burgdorf, crosses A2, becomes B3 again, changes to B6 at Seelhorster Kreuz, then passes the Hanover fairground as B6 and becomes A37 again before merging into A7) and Südschnellweg (starts out as B65, becomes B3/B6/B65 upon crossing Westschnellweg, then becomes B65 again at Seelhorster Kreuz).

Bus and light rail[edit]

Hanover has an extensive Stadtbahn and bus system, operated by üstra. The city uses designer buses and tramways, the TW 6000 and TW 2000 trams being examples.

Bicycle[edit]

Bicycle paths are very common in the city centre. At off-peak hours you are allowed to take your bike on a tram or bus.^[36]

Economy[edit]

Various industrial businesses are located in Hannover. The Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Transporter (VWN) factory at Hannover-Stöcken is the biggest employer in the region and operates a large plant at the northern edge of town adjoining the Mittellandkanal and Motorway A2. Volkswagen shares a coal-burning power plant with a factory of German tire and automobile parts manufacturer Continental AG. Continental AG, founded in Hanover in 1871, is one of the city’s major companies. Since 2008 a take-over has been in progress: the Schaeffler Group from Herzogenaurach (Bavaria) holds the majority of Continental’s stock but were required due to the financial crisis to deposit the options as securities at banks.^[37]

The audio equipment company Sennheiser and the travel group TUI AG are both based in Hanover.^[38] Hanover is home to many insurance companies including Talanx, VHV Group, and Concordia Insurance. The major global reinsurance company Hannover Re also has its headquarters east of the city centre.

List of largest employers in Hanover[edit]

Employer	est.	Hanover located employees[39]
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWN)	1956	14,500
Klinikum Region Hannover	2005	8,500
Hannover Medical School	1961	7,600
Continental	1871	7,500
Deutsche Bahn	1994	6,000
TUI	2002	4,600
DHL	1969	4,400
Nord/LB	1970	4,000
Talanx	1996	4,000
WABCO	2007	2,600
VHV Group	2003	2,500

Key figures[edit]

In 2012, the city generated a GDP of €29.5 billion, which is equivalent to €74,822 per employee. The gross value of production in 2012 was €26.4 billion, which is equivalent to €66,822 per employee.^[40]

Around 300,000 employees were counted in 2014. Of these, 189,000 had their primary residence in Hanover, while 164,892 commute into the city every day.^[41]

In 2014 the city was home to 34,198 businesses, of which 9,342 were registered in the German Trade Register and 24,856 counted as small businesses.^[42] Hence, more than half of the metropolitan area’s businesses in the German Trade Register are located in Hanover (17,485 total).^[43]

Business development[edit]

Hannoverimpuls GMBH is a joint business development company from the city and region of Hannover. The company was founded in 2003 and supports the start-up, growth and relocation of businesses in the Hannover Region. The focus is on thirteen sectors, which stand for sustainable economic growth: Automotive, Energy Solutions, Information and Communications Technology, Life Sciences, Optical Technologies, Creative Industries and Production Engineering.^[44]

A range of programmes supports companies from the key industries in their expansion plans in Hannover or abroad. Three regional centres specifically promote international economic relations with Russia, India and Turkey.

The Institut für Integrierte Produktion Hannover is a spin-off from Leibniz University Hannover in the field of production technology that promotes transfer of scientific knowledge to business.^[45]

Education[edit]

The Leibniz University Hannover is the largest funded institution in Hanover for providing higher education to students from around the world. Below are the names of the universities and some of the important schools, including newly opened Hannover Medical Research School in 2003 for attracting the students from biology background from around the world.

There are several universities in Hanover:

• Leibniz University Hannover, host institution to the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
• Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover^[46]
• Hannover Medical School^[47]
• School of Veterinary Medicine Hanover (Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover)
• GISMA Business School, part of the for-profit education company Global University Systems.

There is one University of Applied Science and Arts in Hanover:

• Hochschule Hannover (the former Fachhochschule)^[48]

The Schulbiologiezentrum Hannover maintains practical biology schools in four locations (Botanischer Schulgarten Burg, Freiluftschule Burg, Zooschule Hannover, and Botanischer Schulgarten Linden). The University of Veterinary Medicine Hanover also maintains its own botanical garden specializing in medicinal and poisonous plants, the Heil- und Giftpflanzengarten der Tierärztlichen Hochschule Hannover.

Notable people[edit]

• Hannah Arendt (1906–1975), American political theorist
• Erdoğan Atalay (born 1966), actor
• Rudolf Augstein (1923–2002), journalist, founder of the weekly journal Der Spiegel
• Hermann Bahlsen (1859–1919), businessman, inventor of the Leibniz-Keks
• Marc Bator (born 1972), journalist
• Rudolf von Bennigsen (1824–1902), liberal politician^[49]
• Klaus Bernbacher (born 1931), conductor, music event manager, broadcasting manager and academic teacher
• Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff (1712–1772) a German-Danish statesman^[50]
• Andreas Peter Bernstorff (1735–1797), Danish diplomat and Foreign Minister^[51]
• Gero von Boehm (born 1954), director, journalist and television presenter
• Emil Berliner (1851–1929), inventor of the phonograph
• Walter Bruch (1908–1990), inventor of the PAL color television system
• Wilhelm Busch (1832–1908), caricaturist, painter and poet^[52]
• Laurent Chappuzeau, (ca.1652-??), clockmaker to the Elector of Hanover 1689–1701
• Frederick Dielman (1847–1935), German-American portrait and figure painter^[53]
• Albert Christoph Dies (1755–1822), German painter, engraver and biographer^[54]
• Johannes Dietwald (born 1985), footballer
• Champion Jack Dupree (1910–1992), American Born Blues Musician
• Frederick, Prince of Wales (1707–1751), eldest son and heir apparent of King George II of Great Britain^[55]
• Gustav Fröhlich (1902–1987), actor and film director
• Niclas Füllkrug (born 1993), footballer
• George I, (1660–1727), King of Great Britain and Ireland, prince elector of Hanover^[56]
• George II, (1683–1760), King of Great Britain and Ireland, prince elector of Hanover^[57]
• George III, (1738–1820), King of Great Britain and Ireland, prince elector of Hanover^[58]
• George William Frederick Charles, duke of Cambridge (1819–1904), Prince George^[59]
• Gerhard Glogowski (born 1943), politician (SPD)
• Georg Friedrich Grotefend (1775–1853), epigraphist and philologist^[60]
• Klaus Meine (born 1948), rock musician, vocalist of the rock band Scorpions
• Fritz Haarmann (1870–1925), prolific serial killer and rapist
• Julia Hamburg (born 1986), politician
• Conrad Wilhelm Hase, (1818–1902), architect, founder of the Hanover school of architecture
• Johann Friedrich Ludwig Hausmann (1782–1859) German mineralogist^[61]
• Hilal El-Helwe (born 1994), German-Lebanese football player
• Caroline Herschel (1750–1848)^[62] and William Herschel (1738–1822),^[63] astronomers
• Wyn Hoop (born 1936), singer
• Alfred Hugenberg (1865–1951), businessman and politician (DNVP)
• August Wilhelm Iffland (1759–1814), German actor and dramatic author^[64]
• Manfred Kohrs (born 1957), tattooist, conceptual artist and Master of Economics
• Dr. Gindi (born 1965), contemporary sculptor
• Georg Ludwig Friedrich Laves (1788–1864), architect
• Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646–1716), philosopher, mathematician, developed differential and integral calculus^[65]
• Jan Martín (born 1984), German-Israeli-Spanish basketball player
• Georg Meissner (1829–1905), anatomist and physiologist
• Per Mertesacker (born 1984), footballer
• Otto Fritz Meyerhof (1884–1951), recipient of the Nobel prize in medicine, 1922
• Lena Meyer-Landrut (born 1991), winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
• Reiner E. Moritz (born 1938), film director and producer
• Georg Heinrich Pertz (1795–1876), German historian.^[66]
• Oliver Pocher (born 1978), comedian and television presenter
• Rudolf Erich Raspe (1736–1794), German librarian, writer and scientist^[67]
• Daniel Reiss (born 1982), professional ice hockey player
• Waldemar R. Röhrbein (1935–2014), historian, director of Historisches Museum Hannover
• Wilhelm Georg Friedrich Roscher (1817–1894), German economist^[68]
• Dirk Rossmann (born 1946), businessman
• Dieter Roth (1930–1998), artist, print-maker, author, poet and world renowned composer
• Niki de Saint Phalle (1930–2002), sculptor, painter and film maker
• Friedrich Schlegel (1772–1829), poet, literary critic, philosopher and Indologist^[69]
• Gerhard Schröder (born 1944), politician (SPD) (former Chancellor of Germany)
• Helga Schuchardt (born 1939), politician and engineer
• Kurt Schumacher (1895–1952), politician, re-organiser of the SPD after World War II
• Kurt Schwitters (1887–1948), artist
• Alexander Moritz Simon (1837–1905), Jewish philanthropist, banker and American vice consul
• Uli Stein (1954–2020), artist, cartoonist
• Charles Wachsmuth (1829–1896), German-American paleontologist and businessman^[70]
• Hans Wehrmann (born 1964), entrepreneur, economist, inventor, author and racing driver
• Dirk Werner (born 1981), racing driver
• Phylicia Whitney (born 1950^{[citation needed]}), journalist and public speaker
• Christian Wulff (born 1959), politician (CDU), former President of Germany
• Shlomo Zev Zweigenhaft (1915–2005), Chief Rabbi of Hannover and Lower Saxony

Twin towns – sister cities[edit]

Hanover is twinned with:^[71]

See also[edit]

• CeBIT (CeBIT Computer Messe)
• Expo 2000
• Hanover Fair (Hannover Messe)
• History of the Jews in Hannover
• Metropolitan region Hannover-Braunschweig-Göttingen-Wolfsburg
• Schützenfest Hannover

References[edit]

Bibliography[edit]

External links[edit]

• Official website
• Official website for tourism, holiday and leisure in Lower Saxony and Hanover

Hanover Hannover
City
Clockwise from top: View over the city centre, Market Church of Saints George and James, New Town Hall, University of Hannover, Herrenhausen Gardens, Old Town Hall
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Location of Hanover within Hannover district
Hanover Hanover
Coordinates: 52°22′N 9°43′E / 52.367°N 9.717°ECoordinates: 52°22′N 9°43′E / 52.367°N 9.717°E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Hannover
Subdivisions	13 districts
Government
• Lord mayor (2019–27)	Belit Onay[1] (Greens)
• Governing parties	SPD / Greens
Area
• City	204.01 km2 (78.77 sq mi)
Elevation	55 m (180 ft)
Population  (2021-12-31)[2]
• City	535,932
• Density	2,600/km2 (6,800/sq mi)
• Metro	1,119,032
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	30001 — 30669
Dialling codes	0511
Vehicle registration	H
Website	www.hannover.de

Hanover (; German: Hannover [haˈnoːfɐ] (listen); Low German: Hannober) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony. Its 535,932 (2021) inhabitants make it the 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-largest city in Northern Germany after Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen. Hanover’s urban area comprises the towns of Garbsen, Langenhagen and Laatzen and has a population of about 791,000 (2018).^[3] The Hanover Region has approximately 1.16 million inhabitants (2019).^[4]

The city lies at the confluence of the River Leine and its tributary the Ihme, in the south of the North German Plain, and is the largest city in the Hannover–Braunschweig–Göttingen–Wolfsburg Metropolitan Region. It is the fifth-largest city in the Low German dialect area after Hamburg, Dortmund, Essen and Bremen.

Before it became the capital of Lower Saxony in 1946, Hannover was the capital of the Principality of Calenberg (1636–1692), the Electorate of Hanover (1692–1814), the Kingdom of Hannover (1814–1866), the Province of Hannover of the Kingdom of Prussia (1868–1918), the Province of Hannover of the Free State of Prussia (1918–1946) and of the State of Hanover (1946). From 1714 to 1837 Hannover was by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, under their title of the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg (later described as the Elector of Hanover).

The city is a major crossing point of railway lines and motorways (Autobahnen), connecting European main lines in both the east–west (Berlin–Ruhr area/Düsseldorf/Cologne) and north–south (Hamburg–Frankfurt/Stuttgart/Munich) directions. Hannover Airport lies north of the city, in Langenhagen, and is Germany’s ninth-busiest airport. The city’s most notable institutes of higher education are the Hannover Medical School (Medizinische Hochschule Hannover), one of Germany’s leading medical schools, with its university hospital Klinikum der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover, and the Leibniz University Hannover. The city is also home to International Neuroscience Institute.

The Hanover Fairground, owing to numerous extensions, especially for the Expo 2000, is the largest in the world. Hannover hosts annual commercial trade fairs such as the Hannover Fair and up to 2018 the CeBIT. The IAA Commercial Vehicles show takes place every two years. It is the world’s leading trade show for transport, logistics and mobility. Every year Hannover hosts the Schützenfest Hannover, the world’s largest marksmen’s festival, and the Oktoberfest Hannover.

‘Hanover’ is the traditional English spelling. The German spelling (with a double n) has become more popular in English; recent editions of encyclopedias prefer the German spelling,^[5][6] and the local government uses the German spelling on English websites.^[7] The English pronunciation, with stress on the first syllable, is applied to both the German and English spellings, which is different from German pronunciation, with stress on the second syllable and a long second vowel. The traditional English spelling is still used in historical contexts, especially when referring to the British House of Hanover.

History[edit]

Hanover was founded in medieval times on the east bank of the River Leine. Its original name Honovere may mean ‘high (river)bank’, though this is debated (cf. das Hohe Ufer). Hanover was a small village of ferrymen and fishermen that became a comparatively large town in the 13th century, receiving town privileges in 1241, owing to its position at a natural crossroads. As overland travel was relatively difficult its position on the upper navigable reaches of the river helped it to grow by increasing trade. It was connected to the Hanseatic League city of Bremen by the Leine and was situated near the southern edge of the wide North German Plain and north-west of the Harz mountains, so that east–west traffic such as mule trains passed through it. Hanover was thus a gateway to the Rhine, Ruhr and Saar river valleys, their industrial areas which grew up to the southwest and the plains regions to the east and north, for overland traffic skirting the Harz between the Low Countries and Saxony or Thuringia.

In the 14th century the main churches of Hanover were built, as well as a city wall with three city gates. The beginning of industrialization in Germany led to trade in iron and silver from the northern Harz Mountains, which increased the city’s importance.

In 1636 George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, ruler of the Brunswick-Lüneburg principality of Calenberg, moved his residence to Hanover. The Dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg were elevated by the Holy Roman Emperor to the rank of Prince-Elector in 1692 and this elevation was confirmed by the Imperial Diet in 1708. Thus the principality was upgraded to the Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg, colloquially known as the Electorate of Hanover after Calenberg’s capital (see also: House of Hanover). Its Electors later become monarchs of Great Britain (and from 1801 of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland). The first of these was George I Louis, who acceded to the British throne in 1714. The last British monarch who reigned in Hanover was William IV. Semi-Salic law, which required succession by the male line if possible, forbade the accession of Queen Victoria in Hanover. As a male-line descendant of George I, Queen Victoria was herself a member of the House of Hanover. Her descendants, however, bore her husband’s titular name of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Three kings of Great Britain, or the United Kingdom, were concurrently also Electoral Princes of Hanover.

During the time of the personal union of the crowns of the United Kingdom and Hanover (1714–1837) the monarchs rarely visited the city. In fact during the reigns of the final three joint rulers (1760–1837) there was only one short visit, by George IV in 1821. From 1816 to 1837 Viceroy Adolphus represented the monarch in Hanover.

During the Seven Years’ War the Battle of Hastenbeck was fought near the city on 26 July 1757. The French army defeated the Hanoverian Army of Observation, leading to the city’s occupation as part of the Invasion of Hanover. It was recaptured by Anglo-German forces led by Ferdinand of Brunswick the following year.

19th century[edit]

After Napoleon imposed the Convention of Artlenburg (Convention of the Elbe) on 5 July 1803, about 35,000 French soldiers occupied Hanover. The convention also required disbanding the army of Hanover. However, George III did not recognise the Convention of the Elbe. This resulted in a great number of soldiers from Hanover eventually emigrating to Great Britain, where the King’s German Legion was formed. It was only troops from Hanover and Brunswick that consistently opposed France throughout the entire Napoleonic wars. The Legion later played an important role in the Peninsular War and the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. In 1814 the electorate became the Kingdom of Hanover.^[8]

In 1837, the personal union of the United Kingdom and Hanover ended because William IV’s heir in the United Kingdom was female (Queen Victoria). Hanover could be inherited only by male heirs. Thus, Hanover passed to William IV’s brother, Ernest Augustus, and remained a kingdom until 1866, when it was annexed by Prussia during the Austro-Prussian war. Despite Hanover being expected to defeat Prussia at the Battle of Langensalza, Prussia employed Moltke the Elder’s Kesselschlacht order of battle to instead destroy the Hanoverian army. The city of Hanover became the capital of the Prussian Province of Hanover.^[9]

In 1842 the first horse railway was inaugurated, and from 1893 an electric tram was installed.^{[citation needed]}

Nazi Germany[edit]

After 1937 the lord mayor and the state commissioners of Hanover were members of the NSDAP (Nazi party). A large Jewish population then existed in Hanover. In October 1938, 484 Hanoverian Jews of Polish origin were expelled to Poland, including the Grynszpan family. However, Poland refused to accept them, leaving them stranded at the border with thousands of other Polish-Jewish deportees, fed only intermittently by the Polish Red Cross and Jewish welfare organisations. The Grynszpans’ son Herschel Grynszpan was in Paris at the time. When he learned of what was happening, he drove to the German embassy in Paris and shot the German diplomat Eduard Ernst vom Rath, who died shortly afterwards.^[10]

The Nazis took this act as a pretext to stage a nationwide pogrom known as Kristallnacht (9 November 1938).^[11] On that day, the synagogue of Hanover, designed in 1870 by Edwin Oppler in neo-romantic style, was burnt by the Nazis.

In September 1941, through the «Action Lauterbacher» plan, a ghettoisation of the remaining Hanoverian Jewish families began. Even before the Wannsee Conference, on 15 December 1941, the first Jews from Hanover were deported to Riga.^[12] A total of 2,400 people were deported, and very few survived. During the war seven concentration camps were constructed in Hanover, in which many Jews were confined.^[13] Of the approximately 4,800 Jews who had lived in Hannover in 1938, fewer than 100 were still in the city when troops of the United States Army arrived on 10 April 1945 to occupy Hanover at the end of the war.^{[citation needed]} Today, a memorial at the Opera Square is a reminder of the persecution of the Jews in Hanover.
After the war a large group of Orthodox Jewish survivors of the nearby Bergen-Belsen concentration camp settled in Hanover.^[14]

World War II[edit]

As an important railway and road junction and production centre, Hanover was a major target for strategic bombing during World War II, including the Oil Campaign. Targets included the AFA (Stöcken), the Deurag-Nerag refinery (Misburg), the Continental plants (Vahrenwald and Limmer), the United light metal works (VLW) in Ricklingen and Laatzen (today Hanover fairground), the Hanover/Limmer rubber reclamation plant, the Hanomag factory (Linden) and the tank factory M.N.H. Maschinenfabrik Niedersachsen (Badenstedt). Residential areas were also targeted, and more than 6,000 civilians were killed by the Allied bombing raids. More than 90% of the city centre was destroyed in a total of 88 bombing raids.^[15] After the war, the Aegidienkirche was not rebuilt and its ruins were left as a war memorial.

The Allied ground advance into Germany reached Hanover in April 1945.^[16] The US 84th Infantry Division captured the city on 10 April 1945.^[17]

Hanover was in the British zone of occupation of Germany and became part of the new state (Land) of Lower Saxony in 1946.

Today Hanover is a vice-president city of Mayors for Peace, an international mayoral organisation mobilising cities and citizens worldwide to abolish and eliminate nuclear weapons by 2020.^[18]

Population development[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1190	1,500	—
1435	5,000	+233.3%
1811	16,816	+236.3%
1836	23,898	+42.1%
1855	33,148	+38.7%
1875	106,667	+221.8%
1895	209,535	+96.4%
1905	250,632	+19.6%
1919	321,200	+28.2%
1939	477,100	+48.5%
1945	325,841	−31.7%
1961	574,481	+76.3%
1965	555,228	−3.4%
1970	522,098	−6.0%
1975	552,955	+5.9%
1980	534,623	−3.3%
1985	508,298	−4.9%
1990	513,010	+0.9%
1995	523,147	+2.0%
2000	515,001	−1.6%
2010	522,686	+1.5%
2013	518,386	−0.8%
2015	532,163	+2.7%
2018	538,068	+1.1%
2020	534,049	−0.7%
2021	535,932	+0.4%

Geography[edit]

Climate[edit]

Hanover has an oceanic climate (Köppen: Cfb) independent of the isotherm. Although the city is not on a coastal location, the predominant air masses are still from the ocean, unlike other places further east or south-central Germany.^[19]

Subdivisions[edit]

Hannover in the Hannover Region

The city of Hanover is divided into 13 boroughs (Stadtbezirke) and 53 quarters (Stadtteile).

Boroughs[edit]

1. Mitte
2. Vahrenwald-List
3. Bothfeld-Vahrenheide
4. Buchholz-Kleefeld
5. Misburg-Anderten
6. Kirchrode-Bemerode-Wülferode
7. Südstadt-Bult
8. Döhren-Wülfel
9. Ricklingen
10. Linden-Limmer
11. Ahlem-Badenstedt-Davenstedt
12. Herrenhausen-Stöcken
13. Nord

Quarters[edit]

A selection of the 53 quarters:

• Nordstadt
• Südstadt
• Oststadt
• Zoo (for the zoo itself, see Hanover Zoo)
• Herrenhausen
• Waldheim

Largest groups of foreign residents[21]
Nationality	Population (31 December 2019)
Turkey	15,600
Poland	8,200
Syria	6,000
Iraq	4,900
Greece	4,700
Bulgaria	4,100
Italy	3,300
Ukraine	3,200
Romania	3,100
Russia	3,000
Spain	2,800
Serbia	2,700
Iran	2,500
Croatia	2,300
Vietnam	2,100
Afghanistan	2,000
Ghana	1,800
China	1,600
Kosovo	1,400
India	1,300
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1,200

Politics[edit]

Mayor[edit]

The current mayor of Hanover is Belit Onay of the Alliance 90/The Greens since 2019. The most recent mayoral election was held on 17 October 2019, with a runoff held on 10 November, and the results were as follows:

Candidate	Party	First round	Second round
Votes	%	Votes	%
	Belit Onay	Alliance 90/The Greens	60,096	32.2	92,146	52.9
	Eckhard Scholz	Independent (CDU)	60,046	32.2	82,116	47.1
	Marc Hansmann	Social Democratic Party	43,727	23.5
	Joachim Wundrak	Alternative for Germany	8,645	4.6
	Jessica Kaußen	The Left	3,628	1.9
	Iyabo Kaczmarek	Independent	3,593	1.9
	Catharina Gutwerk	Die PARTEI	2,886	1.5
	Bruno Adam Wolf	Pirate Party	2,382	1.3
	Ruth Esther Gilmore	Independent	841	0.5
	Julian Klippert	Independent	536	0.3
Valid votes	186,380	99.7	174,262	99.6
Invalid votes	647	0.3	769	0.4
Total	187,027	100.0	175,031	100.0
Electorate/voter turnout	401,847	46.5	402,129	43.5
Source: City of Hanover (1st round, 2nd round)

City council[edit]

The Hanover city council governs the city alongside the mayor. The most recent city council election was held on 12 September 2021, and the results were as follows:

Party	Votes	%	+/-	Seats	+/-
	Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)	165,105	27.8	11.5	18	8
	Social Democratic Party (SPD)	164,431	27.7	3.7	18	2
	Christian Democratic Union (CDU)	123,181	20.7	3.7	13	3
	Free Democratic Party (FDP)	35,917	6.0	0.9	4	1
	The Left (Die Linke)	33,019	5.6	1.4	4	1
	Alternative for Germany (AfD)	25,302	4.3	4.3	3	3
	Die PARTEI (PARTEI)	13,853	2.3	0.6	1	±0
	The Hanoverians (HAN)	7,044	1.2	1.6	1	1
	Pirate Party (Piraten)	7,089	1.2	0.9	1	±0
	Volt Germany (Volt)	10,135	1.7	New	1	New
	Climate Alliance Hanover	4,022	0.7	New	0	New
	Free Voters (FW)	3,126	0.5	New	0	New
	Grassroots Democratic Party (dieBasis)	1,981	0.3	New	0	New
	Active for a Social Hanover (ASH)	260	0.0	New	0	New
Total	594,465	100.0
Valid votes	201,998	98.8
Invalid votes	2,373	1.2
Total	204,371	100.0		64	±0
Electorate/voter turnout	398,328	51.3	0.2
Source: City of Hanover

Main sights[edit]

One of Hanover’s sights is the Royal Gardens of Herrenhausen. Its Great Garden is an important European Baroque garden. The palace itself was largely destroyed by Allied bombing but has been reconstructed and reopened in 2013.^[22] Among the points of interest is the Grotto. Its interior was designed by French artist Niki de Saint Phalle).^[23] The Great Garden consists of several parts and contains Europe’s highest garden fountain. The historic Garden Theatre hosted the musicals of the German rock musician Heinz Rudolf Kunze.^[24]

Also at Herrenhausen, the Berggarten is a botanical garden with the most varied collection of orchids in Europe.^[25] Some points of interest are the Tropical House, the Cactus House, the Canary House and the Orchid House, and free-flying birds and butterflies. Near the entrance to the Berggarten is the historic Library Pavillon. The Mausoleum of the Guelphs is also located in the Berggarten. Like the Great Garden, the Berggarten also consists of several parts, for example the Paradies and the Prairie Garden. The Georgengarten is an English landscape garden. The Leibniz Temple and the Georgen Palace are two points of interest there.

The landmark of Hanover is the New Town Hall (Neues Rathaus). Inside the building are four scale models of the city. A worldwide unique diagonal/arch elevator goes up the large dome at a 17 degree angle to an observation deck.^[26]

The Hanover Zoo received the Park Scout Award for the fourth year running in 2009/10, placing it among the best zoos in Germany.^[27] The zoo consists of several theme areas: Sambesi, Meyers Farm, Gorilla-Mountain, Jungle-Palace, and Mullewapp. Some smaller areas are Australia, the wooded area for wolves, and the so-called swimming area with many seabirds. There is also a tropical house, a jungle house, and a show arena. The new Canadian-themed area, Yukon Bay, opened in 2010. In 2010 the Hanover Zoo had over 1.6 million visitors.^[27] There is also the Sea Life Centre Hanover, which is the first tropical aquarium in Germany.^[28]

Another point of interest is the Old Town. In the centre are the large Marktkirche (Church St. Georgii et Jacobi, preaching venue of the bishop of the Lutheran Landeskirche Hannovers) and the Old Town Hall. Nearby are the Leibniz House, the Nolte House, and the Beguine Tower. The Kreuz-Church-Quarter around the Kreuz Church contains many little lanes. Nearby is the old royal sports hall, now called the Ballhof theatre. On the edge of the Old Town are the Market Hall, the Leine Palace, and the ruin of the Aegidien Church which is now a monument to the victims of war and violence. Through the Marstall Gate the bank of the river Leine can be reached; the Nanas of Niki de Saint Phalle are located here. They are part of the Mile of Sculptures, which starts from Trammplatz, leads along the river bank, crosses Königsworther Square, and ends at the entrance of the Georgengarten. Near the Old Town is the district of Calenberger Neustadt where the Catholic Basilica Minor of St. Clemens, the Reformed Church and the Lutheran Neustädter Hof- und Stadtkirche St. Johannis are located.

Some other popular sights are the Waterloo Column, the Laves House, the Wangenheim Palace, the Lower Saxony State Archives, the Hanover Playhouse, the Kröpcke Clock, the Anzeiger Tower Block, the Administration Building of the NORD/LB, the Cupola Hall of the Congress Centre, the Lower Saxony Stock, the Ministry of Finance, the Garten Church, the Luther Church, the Gehry Tower (designed by the American architect Frank O. Gehry), the specially designed Bus Stops, the Opera House, the Central Station, the Maschsee lake and the city forest Eilenriede, which is one of the largest of its kind in Europe. With around 40 parks, forests and gardens, a couple of lakes, two rivers and one canal, Hanover offers a large variety of leisure activities.

Since 2007 the historic Leibniz Letters, which can be viewed in the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Library, are on UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register.

Outside the city centre is the EXPO-Park, the former site of EXPO 2000. Some points of interest are the Planet M., the former German Pavillon, some nations’ vacant pavilions, the Expowale, the EXPO-Plaza and the EXPO-Gardens (Parc Agricole, EXPO-Park South and the Gardens of change). The fairground can be reached by the Exponale, one of the largest pedestrian bridges in Europe.

The Hanover fairground is the largest exhibition centre in the world.^[29]
It provides 496,000 square metres (5.34 million square feet) of covered indoor space, 58,000 square metres (620 thousand square feet) of open-air space, 27 halls and pavilions. Many of the Exhibition Centre’s halls are architectural highlights. Furthermore, it offers the Convention Center with its 35 function rooms, glassed-in areas between halls, grassy park-like recreation zones and its own heliport. Two important sights on the fairground are the Hermes Tower (88.8 metres or 291 feet high) and the EXPO Roof, the largest wooden roof in the world.^[30]

In the district of Anderten is the European Cheese Centre, the only Cheese Experience Centre in Europe. Another tourist sight in Anderten is the Hindenburg Lock, which was the biggest lock in Europe at the time of its construction in 1928. The Tiergarten (literally the «animals’ garden») in the district of Kirchrode is a large forest originally used for deer and other game for the king’s table.

In the district of Groß-Buchholz the 282-metre-high (925 ft) Telemax is located, which is the tallest building in Lower Saxony and the highest television tower in Northern Germany. Some other notable towers are the VW-Tower in the city centre and the old towers of the former middle-age defence belt: Döhrener Tower, Lister Tower and the Horse Tower.

The 36 most important sights of the city centre are connected with a 4.2-kilometre-long (3 mi) red line, which is painted on the pavement. This so-called Red Thread marks out a walk that starts at the Tourist Information Office and ends on the Ernst-August-Square in front of the central station. There is also a guided sightseeing-bus tour through the city.

Society and culture[edit]

Religious life[edit]

Hanover is headquarters for several Protestant organizations, including the World Communion of Reformed Churches, the Evangelical Church in Germany, the Reformed Alliance, the United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany, and the Independent Evangelical-Lutheran Church.

In 2015, 31.1% of the population were Protestant and 13.4% were Roman Catholic. The majority 55.5% were irreligious or other faith.^[31]

Museums and galleries[edit]

The Historisches Museum Hannover (Historic museum) describes the history of Hanover, from the medieval settlement «Honovere» to the city of today. The museum focuses on the period from 1714 to 1834 when Hanover had a strong relationship with the British royal house.

With more than 4,000 members, the Kestnergesellschaft is the largest art society in Germany. The museum hosts exhibitions from classical modernist art to contemporary art. Emphasis is placed on film, video, contemporary music and architecture, room installments and presentations of contemporary paintings, sculptures and video art.

The Kestner-Museum is located in the House of 5.000 windows. The museum is named after August Kestner and exhibits 6,000 years of applied art in four areas: Ancient cultures, ancient Egypt, applied art and a valuable collection of historic coins.

The KUBUS is a forum for contemporary art. It features mostly exhibitions and projects of artists from Hanover.

The Kunstverein Hannover (Art Society Hanover) shows contemporary art and was established in 1832 as one of the first art societies in Germany. It is located in the Künstlerhaus (House of artists). There are around seven international exhibitions each year.

The Landesmuseum Hannover is the largest museum in Hanover. The art gallery shows European art from the 11th to the 20th century, the nature department shows the zoology, geology, botanic, geology and a vivarium with fish, insects, reptiles and amphibians. The primeval department shows the primeval history of Lower Saxony, and the folklore department shows cultures from all over the world.

The Sprengel Museum shows the art of the 20th century. It is one of the most notable art museums in Germany. The focus is put on the classical modernist art with the collection of Kurt Schwitters, works of German expressionism, and French cubism, the cabinet of abstracts, the graphics and the department of photography and media. Furthermore, the museum shows the works of the French artist Niki de Saint-Phalle.

The Theatre Museum shows an exhibition of the history of the theatre in Hanover from the 17th century up to now: opera, concert, drama and ballet. The museum also hosts several touring exhibitions during the year.

The Wilhelm Busch Museum is the German Museum of Caricature and Critical Graphic Arts. The collection of the works of Wilhelm Busch and the extensive collection of cartoons and critical graphics is unique in Germany. Furthermore, the museum hosts several exhibitions of national and international artists during the year.

A cabinet of coins is the Münzkabinett der TUI-AG. The Polizeigeschichtliche Sammlung Niedersachsen is the largest police museum in Germany. Textiles from all over the world can be visited in the Museum for textile art. The EXPOseeum is the museum of the world-exhibition «EXPO 2000 Hannover». Carpets and objects from the orient can be visited in the Oriental Carpet Museum. The Museum for the visually impaired is a rarity in Germany, there is only one other of its kind in Berlin. The Museum of veterinary medicine is unique in Germany. The Museum for Energy History describes the 150 years old history of the application of energy. The Heimat-Museum Ahlem shows the history of the district of Ahlem. The Mahn- und Gedenkstätte Ahlem describes the history of the Jewish people in Hanover and the Stiftung Ahlers Pro Arte / Kestner Pro Arte shows modern art. Modern art is also the main topic of the Kunsthalle Faust, the Nord/LB Art Gallery and of the Foro Artistico / Eisfabrik.

Some leading art events in Hanover are the Long Night of the Museums and the Zinnober Kunstvolkslauf which features all the galleries in Hanover.

People who are interested in astronomy should visit the Observatory Geschwister Herschel on the Lindener Mountain or the small planetarium inside of the Bismarck School.

Theatre, cabaret and musical[edit]

Around 40 theatres are located in Hanover. The Opera House, the Schauspielhaus (Play House), the Ballhof eins, the Ballhof zwei and the Cumberlandsche Galerie belong to the Lower Saxony State Theatre. The Theater am Aegi is Hanover’s principal theatre for musicals, shows and guest performances. The Neues Theater (New Theatre) is the boulevard theatre of Hanover. The Theater für Niedersachsen is another large theatre in Hanover, which also has an own musical company. Some of the most important musical productions are the rock musicals of the German rock musician Heinz Rudolph Kunze, which take place at the Garden-Theatre in the Great Garden.

Some important theatre events are the Tanztheater International, the Long Night of the Theatres, the Festival Theaterformen and the International Competition for Choreographers.

Hanover’s leading cabaret stage is the GOP Variety theatre which is located in the Georgs Palace. Some other cabaret-stages are the Variety Marlene, the Uhu-Theatre. the theatre Die Hinterbühne, the Rampenlich Variety and the revue-stage TAK. The most important cabaret event is the Kleines Fest im Großen Garten (Little Festival in the Great Garden) which is the most successful cabaret festival in Germany. It features artists from around the world. Some other important events are the Calenberger Cabaret Weeks, the Hanover Cabaret Festival and the Wintervariety.

Music[edit]

Classical music[edit]

Hanover has two symphony orchestras: The Lower Saxon State Orchestra Hanover and the NDR Radiophilharmonie (North German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra). Two notable choirs have their homes in Hanover: the Mädchenchor Hannover (girls’ choir) and the Knabenchor Hannover (boys’ choir).

There are two major international competitions for classical music in Hanover:

• Hanover International Violin Competition (since 1991)
• Classica Nova International Music Competition^[32] (1997) (Non profit association Classica Nova exists in Hanover with the aim of continuing the Classica Nova competition).

Popular music[edit]

The rock bands Scorpions and Fury in the Slaughterhouse are originally from Hanover. Acclaimed DJ Mousse T also has his main recording studio in the area. Rick J. Jordan, member of the band Scooter was born here in 1968. Eurovision Song Contest winner of 2010, Lena, is also from Hanover.

Sport[edit]

Hannover 96 (nickname Die Roten or ‘The Reds’) is the top local football team that currently plays in the 2. Bundesliga. Home games are played at the HDI-Arena, which hosted matches in the 1974 and 2006 World Cups and the Euro 1988. Their reserve team Hannover 96 II plays in the fourth league. Their home games were played in the traditional Eilenriedestadium until they moved to the HDI Arena due to DFL directives. Arminia Hannover is another traditional soccer team in Hanover that has played in the second division (then 2. Liga Nord) for years and plays now in the Niedersachsen-West Liga (Lower Saxony League West). Home matches are played in the Rudolf-Kalweit-Stadium.

The Hannover Indians are the local ice hockey team. They play in the third tier. Their home games are played at the traditional Eisstadion am Pferdeturm. The Hannover Scorpions played in Hanover in Germany’s top league until 2013 when they sold their license and moved to Langenhagen.

Hanover was one of the rugby union capitals in Germany. The first German rugby team was founded in Hanover in 1878. Hanover-based teams dominated the German rugby scene for a long time. DRC Hannover plays in the first division, and SV Odin von 1905 as well as SG 78/08 Hannover play in the second division.

Hanover has traditionally been one of Germany’s hubs in Water sports and especially in Water polo. The SG Waspo’98 Hannover won the Deutsche Wasserball-Liga in 2020 and 2021. In total, clubs from Hanover have won the German championship 11 times. Thanks to the Maschsee lake, the rivers Ihme and Leine and to the Mittellandkanal channel, Hanover hosts sailing schools, yacht schools, waterski clubs, rowing clubs, canoe clubs and paddle clubs.

The first German fencing club was founded in Hanover in 1862. Today there are three additional fencing clubs in Hanover.

The Hannover Korbjäger are the city’s top basketball team. They play their home games at the IGS Linden.

The Hannover Regents play in the third Bundesliga (baseball) division. The Hannover Grizzlies, Armina Spartans and Hannover Stampeders are the local American football teams.

The Hannover Marathon is the biggest running event in Hanover with more than 11,000 participants and usually around 200,000 spectators. Some other important running events are the Gilde Stadtstaffel (relay), the Sport-Check Nachtlauf (night-running), the Herrenhäuser Team-Challenge, the Hannoversche Firmenlauf (company running) and the Silvesterlauf (sylvester running).

Hanover also hosts an important international cycle race: The Nacht von Hannover (night of Hanover). The race takes place around the Market Hall.

The lake Maschsee hosts the International Dragon Boat Races and the Canoe Polo-Tournament. Many regattas take place during the year. «Head of the river Leine» on the river Leine is one of the biggest rowing regattas in Hanover. One of Germany’s most successful dragon boat teams, the All Sports Team Hannover, which has won since its foundation in year 2000 more than 100 medals on national and international competitions, is doing practising on the Maschsee in the heart of Hannover. The All Sports Team has received the award «Team of the Year 2013» in Lower Saxony.^[33]

Some other important sport events are the Lower Saxony Beach Volleyball Tournament, the international horse show «German Classics» and the international ice hockey tournament Nations Cup.

Regular events[edit]

Hanover is one of the leading exhibition cities in the world. It hosts more than 60 international and national exhibitions every year. The most popular ones are the CeBIT, the Hanover Fair, the Domotex, the Ligna, the IAA Nutzfahrzeuge and the Agritechnica. Hanover also hosts a huge number of congresses and symposiums like the International Symposium on Society and Resource Management.^[34]

Hanover is also host to the Schützenfest Hannover, the largest marksmen’s fun fair in the world which takes place once a year from late June to early July.^[35] Founded in 1529, it consists of more than 260 rides and inns, five large beer tents and a large entertainment programme. The highlight of this fun fair is the 12-kilometre-long (7 mi) Parade of the Marksmen with more than 12,000 participants from all over the world, including around 5,000 marksmen, 128 bands, and more than 70 wagons, carriages, and other festival vehicles. This makes it the longest procession in Europe. Around 2 million people visit this fun fair every year. The landmark of this fun fair is the biggest transportable Ferris wheel in the world, at about 60 metres (197 ft) high.

Hanover also hosts one of the two largest spring festivals in Europe, with around 180 rides and inns, 2 large beer tents, and around 1.5 million visitors each year. The Oktoberfest Hannover is the second largest Oktoberfest in the world with around 160 rides and inns, two large beer tents and around 1 million visitors each year.

The Maschsee Festival takes place around the Maschsee Lake. Each year around 2 million visitors come to enjoy live music, comedy, cabaret, and much more. It is the largest Volksfest of its kind in Northern Germany. The Great Garden hosts every year the International Fireworks Competition, and the International Festival Weeks Herrenhausen, with music and cabaret performances. The Carnival Procession is around 3 kilometres (2 mi) long and consists of 3.000 participants, around 30 festival vehicles and around 20 bands and takes place every year.

Other festivals include the Festival Feuer und Flamme (Fire and Flames), the Gartenfestival (Garden Festival), the Herbstfestival (Autumn Festival), the Harley Days, the Steintor Festival (Steintor is a party area in the city centre) and the Lister-Meile-Festival (Lister Meile is a large pedestrian area).

Hanover also hosts food-oriented festivals including the Wine Festival and the Gourmet Festival. It also hosts some special markets like the Old Town Flea Market and the Market for Art and Trade. Some other major markets include the Christmas Markets of the City of Hanover in the Old Town and city centre, and the Lister Meile.

Transport[edit]

Rail[edit]

The city’s central station, Hannover Hauptbahnhof, is a hub of the German high-speed ICE network. It is the starting point of the Hanover-Würzburg high-speed rail line and also the central hub for the Hanover S-Bahn. It offers many international and national connections.

Air[edit]

Hanover and its area is served by Hannover Airport (IATA code: HAJ; ICAO code: EDDV) in Langenhagen.

Road[edit]

Hanover is also an important hub of Germany’s autobahn network; the junction of two major autobahns, the A2 and A7 is at Kreuz Hannover-Ost, at the northeastern edge of the city.

Local autobahns are A 352 (a short cut between A7 [north] and A2 [west], also known as the Airport autobahn because it passes Hanover Airport) and the A 37.

The expressway (Schnellweg) system, a number of Bundesstraße roads, forms a structure loosely resembling a large ring road together with A2 and A7. The roads are B 3, B 6 and Bundesstraße 65|B 65, called Westschnellweg (B6 on the northern part, B3 on the southern part), Messeschnellweg (B3, becomes A37 near Burgdorf, crosses A2, becomes B3 again, changes to B6 at Seelhorster Kreuz, then passes the Hanover fairground as B6 and becomes A37 again before merging into A7) and Südschnellweg (starts out as B65, becomes B3/B6/B65 upon crossing Westschnellweg, then becomes B65 again at Seelhorster Kreuz).

Bus and light rail[edit]

Hanover has an extensive Stadtbahn and bus system, operated by üstra. The city uses designer buses and tramways, the TW 6000 and TW 2000 trams being examples.

Bicycle[edit]

Bicycle paths are very common in the city centre. At off-peak hours you are allowed to take your bike on a tram or bus.^[36]

Economy[edit]

Various industrial businesses are located in Hannover. The Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Transporter (VWN) factory at Hannover-Stöcken is the biggest employer in the region and operates a large plant at the northern edge of town adjoining the Mittellandkanal and Motorway A2. Volkswagen shares a coal-burning power plant with a factory of German tire and automobile parts manufacturer Continental AG. Continental AG, founded in Hanover in 1871, is one of the city’s major companies. Since 2008 a take-over has been in progress: the Schaeffler Group from Herzogenaurach (Bavaria) holds the majority of Continental’s stock but were required due to the financial crisis to deposit the options as securities at banks.^[37]

The audio equipment company Sennheiser and the travel group TUI AG are both based in Hanover.^[38] Hanover is home to many insurance companies including Talanx, VHV Group, and Concordia Insurance. The major global reinsurance company Hannover Re also has its headquarters east of the city centre.

List of largest employers in Hanover[edit]

Employer	est.	Hanover located employees[39]
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWN)	1956	14,500
Klinikum Region Hannover	2005	8,500
Hannover Medical School	1961	7,600
Continental	1871	7,500
Deutsche Bahn	1994	6,000
TUI	2002	4,600
DHL	1969	4,400
Nord/LB	1970	4,000
Talanx	1996	4,000
WABCO	2007	2,600
VHV Group	2003	2,500

Key figures[edit]

In 2012, the city generated a GDP of €29.5 billion, which is equivalent to €74,822 per employee. The gross value of production in 2012 was €26.4 billion, which is equivalent to €66,822 per employee.^[40]

Around 300,000 employees were counted in 2014. Of these, 189,000 had their primary residence in Hanover, while 164,892 commute into the city every day.^[41]

In 2014 the city was home to 34,198 businesses, of which 9,342 were registered in the German Trade Register and 24,856 counted as small businesses.^[42] Hence, more than half of the metropolitan area’s businesses in the German Trade Register are located in Hanover (17,485 total).^[43]

Business development[edit]

Hannoverimpuls GMBH is a joint business development company from the city and region of Hannover. The company was founded in 2003 and supports the start-up, growth and relocation of businesses in the Hannover Region. The focus is on thirteen sectors, which stand for sustainable economic growth: Automotive, Energy Solutions, Information and Communications Technology, Life Sciences, Optical Technologies, Creative Industries and Production Engineering.^[44]

A range of programmes supports companies from the key industries in their expansion plans in Hannover or abroad. Three regional centres specifically promote international economic relations with Russia, India and Turkey.

The Institut für Integrierte Produktion Hannover is a spin-off from Leibniz University Hannover in the field of production technology that promotes transfer of scientific knowledge to business.^[45]

Education[edit]

The Leibniz University Hannover is the largest funded institution in Hanover for providing higher education to students from around the world. Below are the names of the universities and some of the important schools, including newly opened Hannover Medical Research School in 2003 for attracting the students from biology background from around the world.

There are several universities in Hanover:

• Leibniz University Hannover, host institution to the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
• Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover^[46]
• Hannover Medical School^[47]
• School of Veterinary Medicine Hanover (Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover)
• GISMA Business School, part of the for-profit education company Global University Systems.

There is one University of Applied Science and Arts in Hanover:

• Hochschule Hannover (the former Fachhochschule)^[48]

The Schulbiologiezentrum Hannover maintains practical biology schools in four locations (Botanischer Schulgarten Burg, Freiluftschule Burg, Zooschule Hannover, and Botanischer Schulgarten Linden). The University of Veterinary Medicine Hanover also maintains its own botanical garden specializing in medicinal and poisonous plants, the Heil- und Giftpflanzengarten der Tierärztlichen Hochschule Hannover.

Notable people[edit]

• Hannah Arendt (1906–1975), American political theorist
• Erdoğan Atalay (born 1966), actor
• Rudolf Augstein (1923–2002), journalist, founder of the weekly journal Der Spiegel
• Hermann Bahlsen (1859–1919), businessman, inventor of the Leibniz-Keks
• Marc Bator (born 1972), journalist
• Rudolf von Bennigsen (1824–1902), liberal politician^[49]
• Klaus Bernbacher (born 1931), conductor, music event manager, broadcasting manager and academic teacher
• Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff (1712–1772) a German-Danish statesman^[50]
• Andreas Peter Bernstorff (1735–1797), Danish diplomat and Foreign Minister^[51]
• Gero von Boehm (born 1954), director, journalist and television presenter
• Emil Berliner (1851–1929), inventor of the phonograph
• Walter Bruch (1908–1990), inventor of the PAL color television system
• Wilhelm Busch (1832–1908), caricaturist, painter and poet^[52]
• Laurent Chappuzeau, (ca.1652-??), clockmaker to the Elector of Hanover 1689–1701
• Frederick Dielman (1847–1935), German-American portrait and figure painter^[53]
• Albert Christoph Dies (1755–1822), German painter, engraver and biographer^[54]
• Johannes Dietwald (born 1985), footballer
• Champion Jack Dupree (1910–1992), American Born Blues Musician
• Frederick, Prince of Wales (1707–1751), eldest son and heir apparent of King George II of Great Britain^[55]
• Gustav Fröhlich (1902–1987), actor and film director
• Niclas Füllkrug (born 1993), footballer
• George I, (1660–1727), King of Great Britain and Ireland, prince elector of Hanover^[56]
• George II, (1683–1760), King of Great Britain and Ireland, prince elector of Hanover^[57]
• George III, (1738–1820), King of Great Britain and Ireland, prince elector of Hanover^[58]
• George William Frederick Charles, duke of Cambridge (1819–1904), Prince George^[59]
• Gerhard Glogowski (born 1943), politician (SPD)
• Georg Friedrich Grotefend (1775–1853), epigraphist and philologist^[60]
• Klaus Meine (born 1948), rock musician, vocalist of the rock band Scorpions
• Fritz Haarmann (1870–1925), prolific serial killer and rapist
• Julia Hamburg (born 1986), politician
• Conrad Wilhelm Hase, (1818–1902), architect, founder of the Hanover school of architecture
• Johann Friedrich Ludwig Hausmann (1782–1859) German mineralogist^[61]
• Hilal El-Helwe (born 1994), German-Lebanese football player
• Caroline Herschel (1750–1848)^[62] and William Herschel (1738–1822),^[63] astronomers
• Wyn Hoop (born 1936), singer
• Alfred Hugenberg (1865–1951), businessman and politician (DNVP)
• August Wilhelm Iffland (1759–1814), German actor and dramatic author^[64]
• Manfred Kohrs (born 1957), tattooist, conceptual artist and Master of Economics
• Dr. Gindi (born 1965), contemporary sculptor
• Georg Ludwig Friedrich Laves (1788–1864), architect
• Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646–1716), philosopher, mathematician, developed differential and integral calculus^[65]
• Jan Martín (born 1984), German-Israeli-Spanish basketball player
• Georg Meissner (1829–1905), anatomist and physiologist
• Per Mertesacker (born 1984), footballer
• Otto Fritz Meyerhof (1884–1951), recipient of the Nobel prize in medicine, 1922
• Lena Meyer-Landrut (born 1991), winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
• Reiner E. Moritz (born 1938), film director and producer
• Georg Heinrich Pertz (1795–1876), German historian.^[66]
• Oliver Pocher (born 1978), comedian and television presenter
• Rudolf Erich Raspe (1736–1794), German librarian, writer and scientist^[67]
• Daniel Reiss (born 1982), professional ice hockey player
• Waldemar R. Röhrbein (1935–2014), historian, director of Historisches Museum Hannover
• Wilhelm Georg Friedrich Roscher (1817–1894), German economist^[68]
• Dirk Rossmann (born 1946), businessman
• Dieter Roth (1930–1998), artist, print-maker, author, poet and world renowned composer
• Niki de Saint Phalle (1930–2002), sculptor, painter and film maker
• Friedrich Schlegel (1772–1829), poet, literary critic, philosopher and Indologist^[69]
• Gerhard Schröder (born 1944), politician (SPD) (former Chancellor of Germany)
• Helga Schuchardt (born 1939), politician and engineer
• Kurt Schumacher (1895–1952), politician, re-organiser of the SPD after World War II
• Kurt Schwitters (1887–1948), artist
• Alexander Moritz Simon (1837–1905), Jewish philanthropist, banker and American vice consul
• Uli Stein (1954–2020), artist, cartoonist
• Charles Wachsmuth (1829–1896), German-American paleontologist and businessman^[70]
• Hans Wehrmann (born 1964), entrepreneur, economist, inventor, author and racing driver
• Dirk Werner (born 1981), racing driver
• Phylicia Whitney (born 1950^{[citation needed]}), journalist and public speaker
• Christian Wulff (born 1959), politician (CDU), former President of Germany
• Shlomo Zev Zweigenhaft (1915–2005), Chief Rabbi of Hannover and Lower Saxony

Twin towns – sister cities[edit]

Hanover is twinned with:^[71]

See also[edit]

• CeBIT (CeBIT Computer Messe)
• Expo 2000
• Hanover Fair (Hannover Messe)
• History of the Jews in Hannover
• Metropolitan region Hannover-Braunschweig-Göttingen-Wolfsburg
• Schützenfest Hannover

References[edit]

Bibliography[edit]

External links[edit]

• Official website
• Official website for tourism, holiday and leisure in Lower Saxony and Hanover

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Hanover

Мистер Ганновер только что звонил.

So Mr. Hanover just called.

Hannover

Октябрь 1992 года Геологическая служба Германии, Додома (Танзания) Геологическая служба Германии, Ганновер (Германия)

October 1992 German Geological Survey, Dodoma — Tanzania German Geological Survey, Hannover — Germany

Словосочетания (4)

1. Ганновер 96 — Hannover 96
2. Новый Ганновер — New Hanover
3. технический университет г . Ганновер — University of Hannover
4. футбольный клуб » Ганновер 96 » — Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896

Контексты

Мистер Ганновер только что звонил.
So Mr. Hanover just called.

Октябрь 1992 года Геологическая служба Германии, Додома (Танзания) Геологическая служба Германии, Ганновер (Германия)
October 1992 German Geological Survey, Dodoma — Tanzania German Geological Survey, Hannover — Germany

Капитан Шарон Ганновер, 43 года.
Captain Sharon Hanover, 43.

Ядерные боеприпасы большей мощности должны были разрушить крупные города в Западной Европе, такие, как Гамбург, Бонн, Мюнхен, Ганновер в Западной Германии; Роттердам, Утрехт и Амстердам в Нидерландах, а также Антверпен и Брюссель в Бельгии.
The larger nuclear weapons would be used to destroy major cities in Western Europe, including Hamburg, Bonn, Munich and Hannover in West Germany; Rotterdam, Utrecht and Amsterdam in the Netherlands; and Antwerp and Brussels in Belgium.

Он попал в аварию на перекрестке Маркет и Ганновер.
He’s been in an accident at Market and Hanover.

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Ганновер — Ганновер. Большой парк королевы Софии. ГАННОВЕР, город в Германии. 510 тыс. жителей. Транспортный узел. Порт на реке Лайне и Среднегерманском канале; международный аэропорт. Метрополитен. Машиностроение (включая транспортное, горное, производство … Иллюстрированный энциклопедический словарь

Ганновер — до 1866 г. главный гор. королевства Г. и резиденциякороля, с тех пор гл. город прусской провинции того же имени, на р.Лейне, которая, начиная отсюда, становится судоходной; в 1890 г. жит.было 164 тысячи, большею частью евангелического исповедания … Энциклопедия Брокгауза и Ефрона

ГАННОВЕР — герцогство в средневековой Германии (существовало под названием Брауншвейг Люнебург с 1235), с 1692 курфюршество, после 1814 15 королевство (в 1714 1837 в личной унии с Великобританией), в 1866 1945 пров. Пруссии. С 1946 часть земли Нижняя… … Большой Энциклопедический словарь

Ганновер — I герцогство в средневековой Германии (существовало под названием Брауншвейг Люнебург с 1235), с 1692 курфюршество, после 1814 15 королевство (в 1714 1837 в личной унии с Великобританией), в 1866 1945 провинция Пруссии. С 1946 часть земли Нижняя… … Энциклопедический словарь

ганновер — сущ., кол во синонимов: 3 • город (2765) • команда (163) • порт (361) Словарь синонимов ASIS. В.Н. Тришин … Словарь синонимов

Ганновер — (Hannover) с 1866 года прусская провинция, обнимает старыевладения рода курфюрстов Брауншвейг Люнебург и королей ганноверских,вместе с несколькими присоединенными к ним в 1815 г., или выменяннымиместностями (княжествами Остфрисландией,… … Энциклопедия Брокгауза и Ефрона

Ганновер — (Hanover), быв. герм, княжество. Во время Наполеоновских войн Г. стал частью Вестфальского королевства, но в 1815 г. вернулся под власть брит, короны, в личной унии с к рой находился с 1714 г. (курфюрст Г. стал в 1714 г. англ, королем под именем… … Всемирная история

Ганновер — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Ганновер (значения). Город Ганновер Hannover Герб … Википедия

Ганновер 96 — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Ганновер (значения). Ганновер 96 … Википедия

Ганновер — ГАННОВЕРЪ, съ 1866 г. прус. провинція, съ гл. городомъ того же названія. Бывшія владѣнія курфюрстовъ Брауншвейгъ Люнебургъ и королей ганноверскихъ. До 1866 г. Г. находился въ личн. уніи съ Великобританіей и управлялся намѣстниками. Во время 7 лѣт … Военная энциклопедия

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Ганновер — Ганновер. Большой парк королевы Софии. ГАННОВЕР, город в Германии. 510 тыс. жителей. Транспортный узел. Порт на реке Лайне и Среднегерманском канале; международный аэропорт. Метрополитен. Машиностроение (включая транспортное, горное, производство … Иллюстрированный энциклопедический словарь

Ганновер — до 1866 г. главный гор. королевства Г. и резиденциякороля, с тех пор гл. город прусской провинции того же имени, на р.Лейне, которая, начиная отсюда, становится судоходной; в 1890 г. жит.было 164 тысячи, большею частью евангелического исповедания … Энциклопедия Брокгауза и Ефрона

ГАННОВЕР — герцогство в средневековой Германии (существовало под названием Брауншвейг Люнебург с 1235), с 1692 курфюршество, после 1814 15 королевство (в 1714 1837 в личной унии с Великобританией), в 1866 1945 пров. Пруссии. С 1946 часть земли Нижняя… … Большой Энциклопедический словарь

Ганновер — I герцогство в средневековой Германии (существовало под названием Брауншвейг Люнебург с 1235), с 1692 курфюршество, после 1814 15 королевство (в 1714 1837 в личной унии с Великобританией), в 1866 1945 провинция Пруссии. С 1946 часть земли Нижняя… … Энциклопедический словарь

ганновер — сущ., кол во синонимов: 3 • город (2765) • команда (163) • порт (361) Словарь синонимов ASIS. В.Н. Тришин … Словарь синонимов

Ганновер — (Hannover) с 1866 года прусская провинция, обнимает старыевладения рода курфюрстов Брауншвейг Люнебург и королей ганноверских,вместе с несколькими присоединенными к ним в 1815 г., или выменяннымиместностями (княжествами Остфрисландией,… … Энциклопедия Брокгауза и Ефрона

Ганновер — (Hanover), быв. герм, княжество. Во время Наполеоновских войн Г. стал частью Вестфальского королевства, но в 1815 г. вернулся под власть брит, короны, в личной унии с к рой находился с 1714 г. (курфюрст Г. стал в 1714 г. англ, королем под именем… … Всемирная история

Ганновер — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Ганновер (значения). Город Ганновер Hannover Герб … Википедия

Ганновер 96 — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Ганновер (значения). Ганновер 96 … Википедия

Ганновер — ГАННОВЕРЪ, съ 1866 г. прус. провинція, съ гл. городомъ того же названія. Бывшія владѣнія курфюрстовъ Брауншвейгъ Люнебургъ и королей ганноверскихъ. До 1866 г. Г. находился въ личн. уніи съ Великобританіей и управлялся намѣстниками. Во время 7 лѣт … Военная энциклопедия

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Новый Ганновер — (Лавонгаи) англ. New Hanover Island … Википедия

Новый Ганновер — (New Hannover) самый сев. из больших о вов архипелага Бисмарка, в Тихом ок., к С от Австралии. Отделяется от о ва Н. Мекленбург проливом Стеффена. 1476 кв. км. Число жит. (принадлежащих к папуасскому племени) неизвестно … Энциклопедический словарь Ф.А. Брокгауза и И.А. Ефрона

Ганновер (значения) — Ганновер город в Нижней Саксонии в Федеративной Республике Германия. Ганновер (регион) район в Германии. Центр района город Ганновер. Ганновер (королевство) (нем. Königreich Hannover) занимало большую часть… … Википедия

Ганновер — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Ганновер (значения). Город Ганновер Hannover Герб … Википедия

Ганновер 96 — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Ганновер (значения). Ганновер 96 … Википедия

Новая Ирландия (провинция) — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Новая Ирландия. Новая Ирландия англ. New Ireland Province Флаг … Википедия

Архипелаг Бисмарка — англ. Bismarck Archipelago … Википедия

Лемер, Якоб — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Лемер. Якоб Лемер Jacob le Maire … Википедия

Лемер Я. — Якоб Лемер Jacob le Maire голландский мореплаватель Дата рождения: около 1585 … Википедия

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Город Ганновер (Германия)

Климат города умеренный. За год выпадает более 600 мм осадков, которые распределены в течение года. Среднегодовая температура составляет 8,7 градусов. Лето теплое, зима мягкая с небольшими морозами.

Панорама Ганновера

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История

Первые упоминания о поселении датируются серединой 12 века, когда на левом берегу Лайне был основан древний замок. В 1241 году Ганновер получил городские права. К 1350 году для защиты города на фундаменте старых укреплений были построены новые стены и 34 башни. В 13 веке Ганновер вступил в Ганзейский союз.

В 16 веке Ганновер стал одним из центров Реформации. Католическое духовенство покинуло город. Интересно, что почти до 19 века Ганновер оставался лютеранским. В 1626 году разгорается эпидемия чумы, от которой погибло 1/3 часть населения города. Во время Тридцатилетней войны герцог фон Каленберг делает Ганновер своей резиденцией и строит новые мощные укрепления.

Вид на Ганновер

В период наполеоновских войн Ганновер на десятилетие был оккупирован французскими войсками. По решению Венского конгресса ганноверское курфюшерство получает статус королевства в составе Германского союза. В 1826 году город первым в Европе получает новое газовое уличное освещение. В 1866 году Ганновер становится частью Пруссии. В ходе бомбардировок Второй мировой войны было разрушено 90% города. В старом городе более менее неповрежденными сохранились всего 40 исторических зданий. Город был окончательно восстановлен только в 1961 году.

Как добраться

Ганновер располагает крупным аэропортом, который обслуживает достаточно много европейских авиакомпаний. Из аэропорта в центр города можно добраться на S-Bahn. Путь занимает примерно 20 минут. Стоимость билета составляет 3.5 евро.

Благодаря своему расположению Ганновер имеет отличное железнодорожное сообщение с многими городами Германии, а также с Нидерландами, Францией, Швейцарией и Австрией. На высокоскоростных поездах можно добраться в Франкфурт, Гамбург, Штутгарт, Берлин, Мюнхен и Кёльн.

Достопримечательности

Самые интересные достопримечательности Ганновера.

Ратуша

Старый город

Несмотря на разрушения Второй мировой войны в старом городе до сих пор можно найти следы Средневековья. Давным-давно Ганновер имел большой исторический центр с многочисленными фахверковыми домами. До нашего времени в оригинальном состоянии сохранилось не более 50 исторических зданий в районе Marktkirche, Kramer- и Burgstraße.

Опера

Здание ганноверской оперы было построено в середине 19 века. Это великолепное здание в стиле позднего классицизма.

Старая ратуша

Рядом с рыночной церковью расположена старая ратуша. Здание в стиле кирпичной готики было построено в 1410 году.

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Ганновер — Ганновер. Большой парк королевы Софии. ГАННОВЕР, город в Германии. 510 тыс. жителей. Транспортный узел. Порт на реке Лайне и Среднегерманском канале; международный аэропорт. Метрополитен. Машиностроение (включая транспортное, горное, производство … Иллюстрированный энциклопедический словарь

Ганновер — до 1866 г. главный гор. королевства Г. и резиденциякороля, с тех пор гл. город прусской провинции того же имени, на р.Лейне, которая, начиная отсюда, становится судоходной; в 1890 г. жит.было 164 тысячи, большею частью евангелического исповедания … Энциклопедия Брокгауза и Ефрона

ГАННОВЕР — герцогство в средневековой Германии (существовало под названием Брауншвейг Люнебург с 1235), с 1692 курфюршество, после 1814 15 королевство (в 1714 1837 в личной унии с Великобританией), в 1866 1945 пров. Пруссии. С 1946 часть земли Нижняя… … Большой Энциклопедический словарь

Ганновер — I герцогство в средневековой Германии (существовало под названием Брауншвейг Люнебург с 1235), с 1692 курфюршество, после 1814 15 королевство (в 1714 1837 в личной унии с Великобританией), в 1866 1945 провинция Пруссии. С 1946 часть земли Нижняя… … Энциклопедический словарь

ганновер — сущ., кол во синонимов: 3 • город (2765) • команда (163) • порт (361) Словарь синонимов ASIS. В.Н. Тришин … Словарь синонимов

Ганновер — (Hannover) с 1866 года прусская провинция, обнимает старыевладения рода курфюрстов Брауншвейг Люнебург и королей ганноверских,вместе с несколькими присоединенными к ним в 1815 г., или выменяннымиместностями (княжествами Остфрисландией,… … Энциклопедия Брокгауза и Ефрона

Ганновер — (Hanover), быв. герм, княжество. Во время Наполеоновских войн Г. стал частью Вестфальского королевства, но в 1815 г. вернулся под власть брит, короны, в личной унии с к рой находился с 1714 г. (курфюрст Г. стал в 1714 г. англ, королем под именем… … Всемирная история

Ганновер — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Ганновер (значения). Город Ганновер Hannover Герб … Википедия

Ганновер 96 — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Ганновер (значения). Ганновер 96 … Википедия

Ганновер — ГАННОВЕРЪ, съ 1866 г. прус. провинція, съ гл. городомъ того же названія. Бывшія владѣнія курфюрстовъ Брауншвейгъ Люнебургъ и королей ганноверскихъ. До 1866 г. Г. находился въ личн. уніи съ Великобританіей и управлялся намѣстниками. Во время 7 лѣт … Военная энциклопедия

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Ганновер — (Hanover), быв. герм, княжество. Во время Наполеоновских войн Г. стал частью Вестфальского королевства, но в 1815 г. вернулся под власть брит, короны, в личной унии с к рой находился с 1714 г. (курфюрст Г. стал в 1714 г. англ, королем под именем… … Всемирная история

Ганновер-стрит (фильм) — Ганновер стрит Hanover Street Жанр … Википедия

Hanover Marriott — (Уиппани,США) Категория отеля: 3 звездочный отель Адрес: 1401 Route 10 East, Уиппани, NJ 0798 … Каталог отелей

Ганновер — (Hanover, нем. Hannover)Hanover, 1)промышленный и культурный город и адм. центр земли Нижняя Саксония на С. Германии, на р.Лайне; 517480 жителей (1991). Здесь похоронен английский король Георг I. Каждую весну здесь проводится торговая ярмарка.… … Страны мира. Словарь

Ганновер (королевство) — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Ганновер (значения). Королевство Ганновер нем. Königreich Hannover Личная уния с Великобританией (1814 1837) … Википедия

Новый Ганновер — (Лавонгаи) англ. New Hanover Island … Википедия

Университет Вильгельма Лейбница (Ганновер) — Ганноверский университет Вильгельма Лейбница (LUH) … Википедия

Австро-прусско-итальянская война — Эта страница требует существенной переработки. Возможно, её необходимо викифицировать, дополнить или переписать. Пояснение причин и обсуждение на странице Википедия:К улучшению/7 мая 2012. Дата постановки к улучшению 7 мая 2012 … Википедия

Северная война — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Северная война (значения). Северная война Русско шведские, польско шведские, датско шведские, русско турецкие войны … Википедия

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