Hanover Region

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| area=2290

| Kreisschlüssel=03241

| district_admin = Steffen Krach

| admin_party = SPD

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Hanover Region ({{langx|de|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 {{lang|de|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 ({{langx|de|Regionsparlament|label=none}}), headed by the regional president ({{langx|de|Regionspräsident|label=none}}), 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 ({{lang|de|Landkreis Hannover}}) and the city then known officially as District-free City of Hanover ({{lang|de|kreisfreie Stadt Hannover}}){{cn |date=July 2022}} were merged in order to form the new Hanover Region district, not to be confused with the former governmental district of Hanover ({{lang|de|Regierungsbezirk Hannover}}).

During World War II, Hanover was the headquarters ({{langx|de|Hauptquartier|label=none}}) of Military District XI ({{lang|de|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 {{cvt|32|km2}}, 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 Germany district H|Municipalities in H.svg|300px{{!}}thumb{{!}}Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district}}

=Towns=

Town	Capital	Area (km²)	Population (2015)	Location
class="wikitable"
Barsinghausen File:Wappen Barsinghausen.png	Barsinghausen	102.65 km²	33,608	File:Barsinghausen in H.svg
Burgdorf File:Wappen Burgdorf (Region Hannover).png	Burgdorf	112.26 km²	30,147	File:Burgdorf in H.svg
Burgwedel File:Wappen Burgwedel.png	Burgwedel	151.96 km²	20,654	File:Burgwedel in H.svg
Garbsen File:DEU Garbsen COA.svg	Garbsen	79.31 km²	60,590	File:Garbsen in H.svg
Gehrden File:Wappen Gehrden.png	Gehrden	42.97 km²	14,624	File:Gehrden in H.svg
Hanover File:Coat of arms of Hannover.svg	Hanover	204.01 km²	532,163	File:Hannover in H.svg
Hemmingen File:Wappen Hemmingen.svg	Hemmingen	31.65 km²	18,793	File:Hemmingen in H.svg
Laatzen File:Wappen Laatzen in Deutschland.png	Laatzen	34.05 km²	40,939	File:Laatzen in H.svg
Langenhagen File:DEU Langenhagen COA.svg	Langenhagen	71.99 km²	53,323	File:Langenhagen in H.svg
Lehrte File:Wappen Lehrte.png	Lehrte	127 km²	43,639	File:Lehrte in H.svg
Neustadt am Rübenberge File:Wappen Neustadt Am Ruebenberge.jpg	Neustadt am Rübenberge	357 km²	43,931	File:Neustadt am Rübenberge in H.svg
Pattensen File:Wappen Pattensen.png	Pattensen	67 km²	14,324	File:Pattensen in H.svg
Ronnenberg File:DEU Ronnenberg COA.svg	Ronnenberg	37.78 km²	23,752	File:Ronnenberg in H.svg
Seelze File:Wappen Seelze.png	Seelze	54 km²	33,283	File:Seelze in H.svg
Sehnde File:DEU Sehnde COA.svg	Sehnde	103.44 km²	23,489	File:Sehnde in H.svg
Springe File:Wappen Springe.png	Springe	159.78 km²	28,682	File:Springe in H.svg
Wunstorf File:DEU Wunstorf COA.svg	Wunstorf	126.60 km²	41,251	File:Wunstorf in H.svg

=Municipalities=

Municipalities	Capital	Area /km²	Population (2015)	Location
class="wikitable"
Isernhagen File:Wappen Isernhagen.png	Isernhagen	59.72 km²	23,792	File:Isernhagen in H.svg
Uetze File:DEU Uetze COA.svg	Uetze	140.56 km²	20,103	File:Uetze in H.svg
Wennigsen File:Wappen Wennigsen (Deister).png	Wennigsen	53.78 km²	14,036	File:Wennigsen in H.svg
Wedemark File:Wappen Wedemark.png	Wedemark	173 km²	29,358	File:Wedemark in H.svg

;Election results for the Regional Assembly since 2001

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! colspan="2"| 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

| align="right" |29,9

| align="right" |25

| align="right" |32,3

| align="right" |26

| align="right" |36,4

| align="right" |31

| align="right" |39,7

| align="right" |33

| align="right" |42,4

| align="right" |37

CDU

| Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands

| align="right" |26,2

| align="right" |22

| align="right" |29,0

| align="right" |24

| align="right" |31,0

| align="right" |26

| align="right" |35,2

| align="right" |30

| align="right" |36,2

| align="right" |31

Grüne

| Bündnis 90/Die Grünen

| align="right" |21,3

| align="right" |18

| align="right" |13,6

| align="right" |12

| align="right" |19,0

| align="right" |16

| align="right" |10,9

| align="right" |9

| align="right" |9,1

| align="right" |8

FDP

| Freie Demokratische Partei

| align="right" |6,5

| align="right" |5

| align="right" |5,4

| align="right" |5

| align="right" |3,1

| align="right" |3

| align="right" |7,3

| align="right" |6

| align="right" |6,3

| align="right" |5

AfD

| Alternative für Deutschland

| align="right" |5,1

| align="right" |4

| align="right" |10,1

| align="right" |9

| align="right" |–

Linke

| Die Linke

| align="right" |3,6

| align="right" |3

| align="right" |4,8

| align="right" |4

| align="right" |2,5

| align="right" |3

| align="right" |–

| align="right" |1,4

| align="right" |1

Tierschutz

| Partei Mensch Umwelt Tierschutz

| align="right" |1,7

| align="right" |1

| align="right" |–

PARTEI

| Partei für Arbeit, Rechtsstaat, Tierschutz, Elitenförderung und basisdemokratische Initiative

| align="right" |1,6

| align="right" |1

| align="right" |0,9

| align="right" |1

| align="right" |–

Basis

| Grassroots Democratic Party of Germany ({{lang|de|Basisdemokratische Partei Deutschland}})

| align="right" |1,0

| align="right" |1

| align="right" |–

Piraten

|Piratenpartei Deutschland

| align="right" |0,9

| align="right" |1

| align="right" |1,6

| align="right" |1

| align="right" |3,0

| align="right" |2

| align="right" |–

HAN

| {{ill |The Hanoverians |de |Die Hannoveraner }}

| align="right" |0,8

| align="right" |1

| align="right" |1,9

| align="right" |2

| align="right" |2,7

| align="right" |2

| align="right" |–

FW

| Free Voters ({{lang|de|Freie Wähler}})

| align="right" |0,8

| align="right" |1

| align="right" |–

Volt

| Volt Deutschland

| align="right" |0,6

| align="right" |1

| align="right" |–

BF

| BürgerForum

| align="right" |–

| align="right" |1,1

| align="right" |1

| align="right" |1,1

| align="right" |1

| align="right" |–

BSG

| Bündnis für Soziale Gerechtigkeit

| align="right" |–

| align="right" |0,6

| align="right" |0

| align="right" |0,7

| align="right" |1

| align="right" |–

REP

| Die Republikaner

| align="right" |–

| align="right" |1,5

| align="right" |1

| align="right" |1,4

| align="right" |1

Sonstige

| |

| align="right" |0,2

| align="right" |0

| align="right" |1,5

| align="right" |0

| align="right" |1,6

| align="right" |0

| align="right" |3,8

| align="right" |3

| align="right" |3,1

| align="right" |1

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! colspan="2" style=text-align:left | Gesamt

! 100 %

! 84

! 100 %

! 84

! 100 %

! 84

! 100 %

! 84

! 100 %

! 84

class="hintergrundfarbe5"

! colspan="2" style=text-align:left | Voter turnout

! colspan="2" |54,7 %

! colspan="2" |54,6 %

! colspan="2" |49,7 %

! colspan="2" |47,0 %

! colspan="2" |52,3 %

= Inhabitants =

class="wikitable" style=text-align:center ! Year ! Residents[http://www1.nls.niedersachsen.de/statistik/ Regionaldatenbank Niedersachsen]
2001	1,122,038
2005	1,128,543
2010	1,132,130
2015	1,144,481
2017	1,153,063
2018	1,157,624

References

External links

{{Official website}}

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Category:Districts of Lower Saxony

Category:Urban districts of Lower Saxony

Hanover Region

History

Geography

Coat of arms

Towns and municipalities

=Towns=

=Municipalities=

= Inhabitants =

See also

References

Further reading

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