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H. Helmlechner · CC BY-SA 4.0

Hannover

Germany · HAJ

Royal baroque gardens and Germany's trade-fair capital.

About

Hanover is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony. Its population of 535,932 (2021) makes it the 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-largest in northern Germany after Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen. Hanover's urban area comprises the towns of Garbsen, Langenhagen and Laatzen and has a population of about 791,000 (2018). The Hanover Region has some 1.16 million inhabitants (2019) and is the largest in the Hanover–Braunschweig–Göttingen–Wolfsburg Metropolitan Region, the 17th biggest metropolitan area by GDP in the European Union.

Source: Wikipedia — Hanover (CC BY-SA)

Known for

  • affordability · good
  • family friendly · good
  • tranquility · good

Ratings reviewed by a person, not generated.

Weather through the year

  • Jan41°F15d wet
  • Feb45°F13d wet
  • Mar50°F12d wet
  • Apr57°F11d wet
  • May66°F9d wet
  • Jun74°F11d wet
  • Jul74°F13d wet
  • Aug75°F11d wet
  • Sep69°F10d wet
  • Oct59°F14d wet
  • Nov48°F12d wet
  • Dec43°F14d wet

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Things to do

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Plan the trip

Fly into Hannover Airport (HAJ), about 6.6 mi away.

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