page_title: Hanover
hierarchical_section_title: Hanover
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Luftbild von Hannover (Rathaus und Umgebung) English: Aerial view of Hannover (city hall and neighborhood)
context_page_description: Hanover is a German city. It is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony. Hanover has 522,944 inhabitants.
  In Hanover there are some big industry companies like Volkswagen, Continental, Varta and TUI.
  Hanover has a very modern zoo and an international airport.
  There are some very big fairs in Hanover like the CeBIT - Centre of Office, Information and Telecommunication and the traditional Hanover fair that shows classical industrial products.
  In the year 2000 the Expo-2000 was in Hanover.
  Hanover has a large forest near the inner city, it is called the Eilenriede. There is also a lake of about three km length and 500 m width near the city centre. The famous gardens of Herrenhausen are also in Hanover. The gardens were heavily destroyed in WWII, but they are currently under reconstruction.
  People in Hannover get around town by using the Hannover Hauptbahnhof, which has been around since 1843.
  The mayor of the city is Stefan Weil who followed Herbert Schmalstieg in 2006. Both are from the social democratic party SPD. The city has been administered by social democratic city councils since the 1950s.
context_section_description: Hanover (German: Hannover) is a German city. It is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony. Hanover has 522,944 inhabitants (1 February 2007).
  In Hanover there are some big industry companies like Volkswagen (Cars and Vans), Continental (tyres), Varta (batteries) and TUI (tourism).
  Hanover has a very modern zoo and an international airport.
  There are some very big fairs in Hanover like the CeBIT - Centre of Office, Information and Telecommunication (B is for Büro that means office) and the traditional Hanover fair that shows classical industrial products.
  In the year 2000 the Expo-2000 was in Hanover.
  Hanover has a large forest near the inner city, it is called the Eilenriede. There is also a lake (the Maschsee) of about three km length and 500 m width near the city centre. The famous gardens of Herrenhausen (Herrenhäuser Gärten) are also in Hanover. The gardens were heavily destroyed in WWII, but they are currently under reconstruction.
  People in Hannover get around town by using the Hannover Hauptbahnhof, which has been around since 1843.
  The mayor of the city is Stefan Weil who followed Herbert Schmalstieg in 2006. Both are from the social democratic party SPD. The city has been administered by social democratic city councils since the 1950s.
  The (new) town hall is one of the famous buildings in the city, others are the Marktkirche (market church), the old (medieval) town hall, some castles like the Leineschloss and the Welfenschloss.
  Hanover is located at the river Leine.
  Some internationally famous inhabitants of the town are:
  The classic rock band Scorpions, the former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder and the association football player Per Mertesacker.
  Key employers in the region are Volkswagen, Continental, Talanx, Hannover Re, Nord LB and VHV.
caption: Hannover from sky
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