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Hanover Hannover | |
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Regierungsbezirk | |
Map of Lower Saxony highlighting Hanover | |
Country | Germany |
State | Lower Saxony |
Disestablished | 2004-12-31 |
Region seat | Hanover |
Area | |
• Total | 9,046.82 km (3,493.00 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,167,343 |
• Density | 240/km (620/sq mi) |
GDP | |
• Total | €88.400 billion (2021) |
Hanover (German: Hannover) was a Regierungsbezirk of the German state of Lower Saxony from 1946 until 2004. It was located in the centre and the south of the state, centered on the Lower Saxon capital of Hanover.
History
There was a similar, equally named administrative unit within the then Prussian Province of Hanover from 1885 until the end of World War II; and before that, a 1823 established Landdrostei within the Kingdom of Hanover.
- Kreise (districts) from 2001 to 2004
- Diepholz
- Hamelin-Pyrmont (Hameln-Pyrmont)
- Hanover (Hannover)
- Hildesheim
- Holzminden
- Nienburg
- Schaumburg
Former administrative and government regions in Lower Saxony | ||
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Regions (1946-1978) | ||
Regions (1978-2004) |
52°22′00″N 9°44′00″E / 52.3667°N 9.7333°E / 52.3667; 9.7333
References
- "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat". Retrieved 18 September 2023.
External links
- History of Hanover (in German)
- Situation of private households (in German)
- Situation in the middle ages (in German)
- Hanover (region)
- Geography of Lower Saxony
- Former states and territories of Lower Saxony
- States and territories established in 1885
- States and territories disestablished in 2004
- Government regions of Prussia
- 1885 establishments in Germany
- 2004 disestablishments in Germany
- Former government regions of Germany
- NUTS 2 statistical regions of the European Union
- NUTS 2 statistical regions of Germany