| Population: |
520,000 |
| Federal State: |
Niedersachsen |
| Airports: |
Hannover Airport |
| Origins: |
The city of Hannover originated in the Middle Ages as a small village settlement on an elevated terrace above the river
Leine (Honovere = high bank). Under the protection of the Dukes of Roden, the small settlement of ferry and fishermen developed
into a market settlement, which would soon receive city status. In 1241, the Guelphic Duke “Otto the Child” conferred
a charter on Hannover, which remains the oldest mention of the city. |
| Football Clubs: |
Hannover 96 (Bundesliga) |
The first documented mention of Hanover dates from the year 1150. Its charter as a city was confirmed in 1241, and in 1636
it was proclaimed the capital of the Welf dynasty. In 1866, the Kingdom of Prussia ended the rule of the Kingdom of Hanover,
which had experienced its era of greatest importance during its personal union with the Kings of England from 1714 to 1837.
Hanover, which has been the capital city of Lower Saxony since 1946 and is one of Germany's ten largest cities, is a major
international trade fair location. Two of the most important trade fairs, the Hanover Fair and CEBIT, are held at the city's
new conference center. The trade fair center will also be one of the locations for EXPO 2000, where the World Fair will be
held at the end of the millennium under its motto "Man - Nature - Technology ". More than 20 million guests from all over
the world are expected to visit this event.
Hanover's unique Sports Park is one of the city's outstanding features, with the combined advantage of bordering on the
city centre while at the same time being part of a large recreational area around Maschsee Lake. The conditions are practically
ideal there both for topperformance and for mass sports.
In addition to the "Niedersachsenstadion" and the State Lower Saxony Sports College, where sporting skills are taught by
the state's official sports associations, the Sports Park also contains an indoor stadium for all indoor sports, a combined-
event facility, hard courts and a stadium swimming pool. Maschsee Lake is a training site for rowing, canoeing and sailing
clubs.
Major Events at the Hanover Niedersachsenstadion
- World Cup 1974
- EURO 88
- International games
- German Championship finals
