Region: Hanover

"Why would I want to go to New York? I've been to Hanover twice." (Arno Schmidt)

Lake Maschsee and Town Hall

Hanover is the city of (royal) gardens, (a multitude of) exhibitions, (varied) museums, (numerous) congresses, (cheerful) festivals, (first-division) sports and (relaxing) recreation. And in the middle of all
this: many drinking halls, the Kiosk culture typical of the beginning of the twentieth century. In the Royal Gardens in Herrenhausen, one of the most beautiful parks in Europe, you can stroll around as if you
were in the age of the prince-electors. And in the Eilenriede forest there is fresh air throughout the year: the city‘s forest is the “green lung” for the residents of Hanover – much bigger than Central Park. 

Herrenhäuser Garden (T. Babovic) | City Mall | Congress Hall

It only takes around 100 minutes on the train from the capital to the river Leine. Hanover‘s main railway station is the hub for travellers between the North and the South, the East and West. A colourful, lively bustle between Raschplatz and the pedestrian zone. And the international airport provides connections throughout the world. Hanover as the centre of a large region: nearly four million people live around the regional capital. A varied metropolitan region, to be sure, situated in the valley of the Leine between the mountains of Niedersachsen and the North German plane. In the South-West, the foothills of the Weser mountains border on the city, in the North the sandy moors of the Geest landscapes.

As a film setting Hanover regularly provides the backdrop for the "NDR Tatort" series with Maria Furtwängler (the episodes Wem Ehre gebührt and Erntedank e. V.). Debut films such as "Nichts geht mehr", "Baby" and "Vineta", and short films such as the prize-winning "Together" and "Felix" were largely made in the region. In "Yella" by Christian Petzold, the city itself shows its cool side. Other TV films, such as the Wedel productions "Mein alter Freund Fritz" and "Mit Glanz und Gloria" use Hanover as a major motif.

Contact details for further information:

Landeshauptstadt Hannover
Trammplatz 2
D-30159 Hannover
Leiter Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
Dieter Sagolla
Tel. +49 (0)511-168 42414
Fax +49 (0)511-168-45351
Mobil +49 (0)171-5455312
E-Mail Dieter.Sagolla@Hannover-Stadt.de

Karlheinz Utgenannt
Pressesprecher
Tel. +49 (0)511-168 44985
Fax +49 (0)511-168 45351
E-Mail Karlheinz.Utgenannt@Hannover-Stadt.de
www.Hannover-Stadt.de

Hildesheimer Marketing Gesellschaft mbh
Frau Christine Claus
Presse und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
Rathausstraße 15
D-31134 Hildesheim
Tel. +49 (0)5121-1798-130
Fax +49 (0)5121-1798-111
E-Mail christine.claus@stadtmarketing-hildesheim.de
www.hildesheim.de