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Hanover Region

Coordinates: 52°25′12″N 9°43′12″E / 52.42000°N 9.72000°E / 52.42000; 9.72000
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Hanover
Flag of Hanover
Coat of arms of Hanover
Map
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
CapitalHanover
Government
 • District admin.Steffen Krach (SPD)
Area
 • Total2,290 km2 (880 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022)[1]
 • Total1,173,891
 • Density510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationH
Websitewww.region-hannover.de Edit this at Wikidata

Hanover Region (German: Region Hannover) is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Heidekreis, Celle, Gifhorn, Peine, Hildesheim, Hameln-Pyrmont, Schaumburg and Nienburg.

The Hanover Region district has a unique legal status among the districts of Lower Saxony. It includes the city of Hanover (the state capital) which has the same privileges as a kreisfreie Stadt, a city that is not part of a district. As a consequence, the district is much larger in population than any other district of the state. Its administrative body is the regional parliament (Regionsparlament), headed by the regional president (Regionspräsident), which since 2021 is Steffen Krach (SPD). The members of the regional parliament are elected once every five years and the regional president is elected also every five years in local elections.

History

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The city of Hanover was not part of the district until 2001, when the old Hanover District (Landkreis Hannover) and the city then known officially as District-free City of Hanover (kreisfreie Stadt Hannover)[citation needed] were merged in order to form the new Hanover Region district, not to be confused with the former governmental district of Hanover (Regierungsbezirk Hannover).

During World War II, Hanover was the headquarters (Hauptquartier) of Military District XI (Wehrkreis XI), which was responsible for Braunschweig, Anhalt, and part of Hanover. It was also the garrison town for the 71st Infantry Division of the German Army.

Geography

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The district surrounds the city of Hanover and includes the outskirts of its metropolitan area. The Leine river enters the district in the south, runs through Hanover and leaves to the north. In the northwest is the Steinhuder Meer, a lake with an area of 32 km2 (12 sq mi), within the region known as the Hanoverian Moor Geest.

Coat of arms

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The coat of arms was granted on May 1, 2003. The cloverleaf is from the arms of the city of Hanover. The lion was the heraldic animal of the Welfen family, which ruled the region from the Middle Ages until 1866.

Towns and municipalities

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Hanover RegionLower SaxonyWedemarkBurgwedelNeustadt am RübenbergeBurgdorfUetzeLehrteIsernhagenLangenhagenGarbsenWunstorfSeelzeBarsinghausenSehndeHanoverGehrdenLaatzenWennigsenRonnenbergHemmingenPattensenSpringeHamelin-PyrmontSchaumburgNienburg (district)HeidekreisCelle (district)Peine (district)Gifhorn (district)Hildesheim (district)
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district

Towns

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Town Capital Area (km2) Population (2015) Location
Barsinghausen

Barsinghausen 102.65 km2 33,608

Burgdorf

Burgdorf 112.26 km2 30,147

Burgwedel

Burgwedel 151.96 km2 20,654

Garbsen

Garbsen 79.31 km2 60,590

Gehrden

Gehrden 42.97 km2 14,624

Hanover

Hanover 204.01 km2 532,163

Hemmingen

Hemmingen 31.65 km2 18,793

Laatzen

Laatzen 34.05 km2 40,939

Langenhagen

Langenhagen 71.99 km2 53,323

Lehrte

Lehrte 127 km2 43,639

Neustadt am Rübenberge

Neustadt am Rübenberge 357 km2 43,931

Pattensen

Pattensen 67 km2 14,324

Ronnenberg

Ronnenberg 37.78 km2 23,752

Seelze

Seelze 54 km2 33,283

Sehnde

Sehnde 103.44 km2 23,489

Springe

Springe 159.78 km2 28,682

Wunstorf

Wunstorf 126.60 km2 41,251

Municipalities

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Municipalities Capital Area /km2 Population (2015) Location
Isernhagen

Isernhagen 59.72 km2 23,792

Uetze

Uetze 140.56 km2 20,103

Wennigsen

Wennigsen 53.78 km2 14,036

Wedemark

Wedemark 173 km2 29,358

Election results for the Regional Assembly since 2001
Parties and voter associations Prozent
2021
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2021
Prozent
2016
Sitze
2016
Prozent
2011
Sitze
2011
Prozent
2006
Sitze
2006
Prozent
2001
Sitze
2001
SPD Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands 29,9 25 32,3 26 36,4 31 39,7 33 42,4 37
CDU Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands 26,2 22 29,0 24 31,0 26 35,2 30 36,2 31
Grüne Bündnis 90/Die Grünen 21,3 18 13,6 12 19,0 16 10,9 9 9,1 8
FDP Freie Demokratische Partei 6,5 5 5,4 5 3,1 3 7,3 6 6,3 5
AfD Alternative für Deutschland 5,1 4 10,1 9
Linke Die Linke 3,6 3 4,8 4 2,5 3 1,4 1
Tierschutz Partei Mensch Umwelt Tierschutz 1,7 1
PARTEI Partei für Arbeit, Rechtsstaat, Tierschutz, Elitenförderung und basisdemokratische Initiative 1,6 1 0,9 1
Basis Grassroots Democratic Party of Germany (Basisdemokratische Partei Deutschland) 1,0 1
Piraten Piratenpartei Deutschland 0,9 1 1,6 1 3,0 2
HAN The Hanoverians  [de ] 0,8 1 1,9 2 2,7 2
FW Free Voters (Freie Wähler) 0,8 1
Volt Volt Deutschland 0,6 1
BF BürgerForum 1,1 1 1,1 1
BSG Bündnis für Soziale Gerechtigkeit 0,6 0 0,7 1
REP Die Republikaner 1,5 1 1,4 1
Sonstige 0,2 0 1,5 0 1,6 0 3,8 3 3,1 1
Gesamt 100 % 84 100 % 84 100 % 84 100 % 84 100 % 84
Voter turnout 54,7 % 54,6 % 49,7 % 47,0 % 52,3 %

Inhabitants

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Year Residents[2]
2001 1,122,038
2005 1,128,543
2010 1,132,130
2015 1,144,481
2017 1,153,063
2018 1,157,624

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
  2. ^ Regionaldatenbank Niedersachsen

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