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Hanover
District
Flag of Hanover
Flag
Coat of arms of Hanover
Coat of arms
Map
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
CapitalHanover
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 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, Hamelin-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 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

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

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

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
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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
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

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

References

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

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