Hanover Region

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Hanover
District
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Flag
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Coat of arms
Hanover Region
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
Capital Hanover
Government
 • District admin.Steffen Krach (SPD)
Area
 • Total2,290 km2 (880 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2021) [1]
 • Total1,157,541
 • Density510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration H
Website www.region-hannover.de OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

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, Hamelin-Pyrmont, Schaumburg and Nienburg.

Contents

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 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

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

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

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

Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district Municipalities in H.svgBurgdorf
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district

Towns

TownCapitalArea (km2)Population (2015)Location
Barsinghausen

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Barsinghausen102.65 km233,608

Barsinghausen in H.svg

Burgdorf

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Burgdorf112.26 km230,147

Burgdorf in H.svg

Burgwedel

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Burgwedel151.96 km220,654

Burgwedel in H.svg

Garbsen

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Garbsen79.31 km260,590

Garbsen in H.svg

Gehrden

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Gehrden42.97 km214,624

Gehrden in H.svg

Hanover

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Hanover204.01 km2532,163

Hannover in H.svg

Hemmingen

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Hemmingen31.65 km218,793

Hemmingen in H.svg

Laatzen

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Laatzen34.05 km240,939

Laatzen in H.svg

Langenhagen

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Langenhagen71.99 km253,323

Langenhagen in H.svg

Lehrte

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Lehrte127 km243,639

Lehrte in H.svg

Neustadt am Rübenberge

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Neustadt am Rübenberge357 km243,931

Neustadt am Rubenberge in H.svg

Pattensen

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Pattensen67 km214,324

Pattensen in H.svg

Ronnenberg

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Ronnenberg37.78 km223,752

Ronnenberg in H.svg

Seelze

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Seelze54 km233,283

Seelze in H.svg

Sehnde

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Sehnde103.44 km223,489

Sehnde in H.svg

Springe

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Springe159.78 km228,682

Springe in H.svg

Wunstorf

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Wunstorf126.60 km241,251

Wunstorf in H.svg

Municipalities

MunicipalitiesCapitalArea /km2Population (2015)Location
Isernhagen

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Isernhagen59.72 km223,792

Isernhagen in H.svg

Uetze

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Uetze140.56 km220,103

Uetze in H.svg

Wennigsen

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Wennigsen53.78 km214,036

Wennigsen in H.svg

Wedemark

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Wedemark173 km229,358

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Election results for the Regional Assembly since 2001
Parties and voter associationsProzent
2021		Sitze
2021		Prozent
2016		Sitze
2016		Prozent
2011		Sitze
2011		Prozent
2006		Sitze
2006		Prozent
2001		Sitze
2001
SPD Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands 29,92532,32636,43139,73342,437
CDU Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands 26,22229,02431,02635,23036,231
Grüne Bündnis 90/Die Grünen 21,31813,61219,01610,999,18
FDP Freie Demokratische Partei 6,555,453,137,366,35
AfD Alternative für Deutschland 5,1410,19––––––
Linke Die Linke 3,634,842,53––1,41
Tierschutz Partei Mensch Umwelt Tierschutz 1,71––––––––
PARTEI Partei für Arbeit, Rechtsstaat, Tierschutz, Elitenförderung und basisdemokratische Initiative 1,610,91––––––
Basis Grassroots Democratic Party of Germany (Basisdemokratische Partei Deutschland)1,01––––––––
Piraten Piratenpartei Deutschland 0,911,613,02––––
HAN The Hanoverians  [ de ]0,811,922,72––––
FW Free Voters (Freie Wähler)0,81––––––––
Volt Volt Deutschland 0,61––––––––
BFBürgerForum––––1,111,11––
BSGBündnis für Soziale Gerechtigkeit––––0,600,71––
REP Die Republikaner ––––––1,511,41
Sonstige0,201,501,603,833,11
Gesamt100 %84100 %84100 %84100 %84100 %84
Voter turnout54,7 %54,6 %49,7 %47,0 %52,3 %

Inhabitants

YearResidents [2]
20011,122,038
20051,128,543
20101,132,130
20151,144,481
20171,153,063
20181,157,624

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
  2. ↑ Regionaldatenbank Niedersachsen

Further reading

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