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| State: | Lower Saxony |
| Adm. Region: | Hanover |
| Capital: | Hanover |
| Area: | 2290 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 1,125,900 (2002) |
| pop. density: | 492 inh./km² |
| Car identification: | H |
| Website: | region-hannover.de | Map |
Hanover (officially "Region Hannover") is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Soltau-Fallingbostel, Celle, Gifhorn, Peine, Hildesheim, Hamelin-Pyrmont, Schaumburg and Nienburg.
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2 Geography 3 Coat of arms 4 Towns and municipalities 5 External links |
The city of Hanover was not part of the district until 2001. Then the district and the city were merged in order to form the new "Region Hannover" district (not to confuse with the administrative region of Hanover).
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 there is the Steinhuder Meer, a lake with an area of 32 km². History
Geography
| 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 most of the region in late medieval times. |
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