Hanover Region
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| Country | Germany |
| Government | |
| • District admin. | Steffen Krach (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,290 km2 (880 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,173,891 |
| • Density | 510/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Hanover Region (‹See Tfd›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 (‹See Tfd›Regionsparlament), headed by the regional president (‹See Tfd›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 (‹See Tfd›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
<imagemap>File:Municipalities in H.svg | 300px|thumb|Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district rect 586 466 616 490 Hanover Region rect 497 396 660 549 Lower Saxony poly 235 177 222 105 261 77 291 78 294 49 357 73 333 177 Wedemark poly 338 173 429 214 465 142 463 107 354 74 Burgwedel poly 23 209 79 173 159 228 235 172 219 104 257 74 221 6 188 14 185 59 145 42 67 88 93 111 16 143 Neustadt am Rübenberge poly 426 219 424 251 519 264 531 224 505 187 520 158 465 143 Burgdorf poly 520 262 555 291 651 220 633 187 580 167 551 178 521 158 503 192 531 224 Uetze poly 427 252 401 280 407 316 500 320 517 338 546 351 550 286 492 265 457 251 Lehrte poly 328 172 329 222 359 230 360 251 418 260 420 207 Isernhagen poly 244 242 326 248 332 175 248 180 Langenhagen poly 156 229 171 255 230 276 253 240 250 181 206 183 178 191 173 215 Garbsen poly 54 274 89 239 37 238 28 216 85 179 110 184 158 235 170 253 125 307 112 266 76 287 55 278 91 235 Wunstorf poly 155 271 202 324 236 303 250 313 264 280 251 264 230 277 168 251 Seelze poly 105 342 160 274 209 326 183 341 192 369 151 408 113 380 Barsinghausen poly 399 313 385 367 414 390 455 379 489 390 517 373 522 340 506 320 456 333 439 310 Sehnde poly 249 314 272 331 267 343 277 356 316 337 329 355 345 349 382 369 390 321 407 317 396 279 420 275 418 257 360 252 357 231 333 223 326 248 251 244 241 264 256 263 267 279 259 290 266 299 255 313 Hanover poly 183 374 215 381 220 391 240 383 237 340 249 316 244 305 221 313 205 335 184 338 Gehrden poly 326 356 334 377 346 380 359 409 394 403 395 409 416 406 416 386 380 372 342 346 327 357 Laatzen poly 148 408 198 433 212 429 234 440 244 440 266 409 238 387 216 391 216 376 184 376 Wennigsen poly 237 383 267 412 287 381 282 359 272 358 272 329 250 310 233 337 Ronnenberg poly 266 401 281 409 309 402 311 386 325 389 337 373 327 353 310 337 295 345 276 357 284 358 288 378 Hemmingen poly 291 408 306 397 312 384 324 388 337 372 361 408 329 436 359 443 347 478 336 473 334 492 320 496 304 473 318 458 280 429 291 421 283 411 Pattensen poly 148 406 240 441 271 408 289 418 281 427 317 458 309 467 278 475 303 499 274 535 238 535 199 500 175 510 158 492 175 458 Springe poly 0 467 122 417 134 397 153 423 170 460 157 502 176 507 191 498 273 554 4 548 Hamelin-Pyrmont poly 2 466 80 444 129 399 109 375 99 343 126 313 104 271 66 292 51 275 89 237 73 232 -1 257 Schaumburg poly 0 248 27 238 29 213 9 207 8 198 24 200 15 158 5 143 80 115 80 104 64 85 107 61 125 58 129 45 143 36 181 55 190 41 186 22 179 25 165 1 7 5 Nienburg (district) poly 252 73 290 77 296 51 313 47 317 15 303 14 307 2 170 0 182 24 189 12 218 4 231 30 250 42 252 58 Heidekreis poly 310 1 315 48 452 103 449 128 627 188 626 161 663 134 664 16 Celle (district) poly 487 388 516 375 517 334 543 351 553 284 578 276 597 249 618 258 643 227 665 395 498 399 495 441 466 435 471 413 486 410 Peine (district) poly 626 178 634 171 643 175 637 197 648 210 642 226 661 241 662 139 633 160 Gifhorn (district) poly 279 553 250 534 278 531 301 501 278 474 303 468 327 498 347 481 357 440 332 436 387 404 397 406 414 408 419 390 462 380 484 391 484 409 466 416 465 437 496 442 493 555 Hildesheim (district) desc bottom-right </imagemap>
Towns
| Town | Capital | Area (km2) | Population (2015) | Location |
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| Barsinghausen
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Barsinghausen | 102.65 km2 | 33,608 |
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| Burgdorf
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Burgdorf | 112.26 km2 | 30,147 |
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| Burgwedel
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Burgwedel | 151.96 km2 | 20,654 |
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| Garbsen
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Garbsen | 79.31 km2 | 60,590 |
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| Gehrden
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Gehrden | 42.97 km2 | 14,624 |
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| Hanover
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Hanover | 204.01 km2 | 532,163 |
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| Hemmingen
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Hemmingen | 31.65 km2 | 18,793 |
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| Laatzen
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Laatzen | 34.05 km2 | 40,939 |
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| Langenhagen
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Langenhagen | 71.99 km2 | 53,323 |
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| Lehrte
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Lehrte | 127 km2 | 43,639 |
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| Neustadt am Rübenberge
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Neustadt am Rübenberge | 357 km2 | 43,931 |
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| Pattensen
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Pattensen | 67 km2 | 14,324 |
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| Ronnenberg
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Ronnenberg | 37.78 km2 | 23,752 |
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| Seelze
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Seelze | 54 km2 | 33,283 |
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| Sehnde
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Sehnde | 103.44 km2 | 23,489 |
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| Springe
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Springe | 159.78 km2 | 28,682 |
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| Wunstorf
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Wunstorf | 126.60 km2 | 41,251 |
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Municipalities
| Municipalities | Capital | Area /km2 | Population (2015) | Location |
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| Isernhagen
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Isernhagen | 59.72 km2 | 23,792 |
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| Uetze
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Uetze | 140.56 km2 | 20,103 |
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| Wennigsen
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Wennigsen | 53.78 km2 | 14,036 |
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| Wedemark
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Wedemark | 173 km2 | 29,358 |
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- Election results for the Regional Assembly since 2001
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| Parties and voter associations | Prozent 2021 |
Sitze 2021 |
Prozent 2016 |
Sitze 2016 |
Prozent 2011 |
Sitze 2011 |
Prozent 2006 |
Sitze 2006 |
Prozent 2001 |
Sitze 2001 | |
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| 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 | 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
| Year | Residents[2] |
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| 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
References
- ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
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Further reading
- Official Map of the Region and State Capital Hannover
- Regional archive (in German)
- Hannover Umzüge (in German)
- Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen (in German)
External links
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