Hannover at a glance

The city of Hannover has a population of more than 500,000 residents. Over one million people reside in the Hannover region. The city is also an international meeting place where numerous global companies have their headquarters and international fairs and exhibitions take place every year, such as the CeBIT and the Industry Fair.

Hannover lies in between the North German Plains and the rolling hills and mountains in the central part of Germany. The more than 750 year old city is the capital city of Lower-Saxony as well as its political, economic, and cultural center.

Hannover is known as the “Green City”, with large parks, forests and garden areas. In the summer, the famous baroque Herrenhausen Garden is a location for various festivals. A flourishing cultural life goes on throughout the year, with musical and theatre performances, concert halls, museums, and galleries.

Six different institutions of higher education are located in this city, with approximately 40,000 students from all areas of the world. The Hochschule Hannover is the second largest university, superseded only by the Leibniz University.

The surrounding area of Hannover offers many different opportunities for day trips to the Deister, Harz, Weserbergland, Lüneburger Heide, Steinhuder Meer, or to one of the historical towns such as Celle, Goslar, Hameln, Hildesheim, and Lüneburg.

Hannover’s local transit system is among the best in all German cities. No matter if you travel by train, car, or airplane – Hannover can easily be reached from all directions.

More information on the city is available at:

Hannover Tourist Information, Ernst-August-Platz 2, 30159 Hannover
phone: ++49(0)511 30 14 22, fax: ++49(0)511 30 14 14
 http://www.hannover.de/english.