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Lower Saxony
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Hanover
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2290
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1,125,900
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2002
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492
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(officially in German: ''Region Hannover'') is a
District (county) in
Lower Saxony ,
Germany . It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of
Soltau-Fallingbostel ,
Celle ,
Gifhorn ,
Peine ,
Hildesheim ,
Hamelin-Pyrmont ,
Schaumburg and
Nienburg .
The District of Hanover has a unique legal status among the districts of Lower Saxony. It includes the City of
Hanover , the state capital, which has the same privileges as a city that is not part of a district. As a consequence, the District is much larger in population than any other district of the state.
The City of Hanover was not part of the district until 2001, when the district and the city were merged in order to form the new ''Region Hannover'' district (not to be confused with the former
''Regierungsbezirk Hannover'' ).
During
World War II , Hanover was the Headquarters (Hauptquartier) of the Military District (Wehrkreis) XI, which was responsible for
Braunschweig ,
Anhalt , and part of Hanover. It was also the Garrison Town for the 71st Infanterie Division.
The district surrounds the City of Hanover and includes the outskirts of its metropolitan area. The
Leine river enters the district in the south, runs through Hanover and leaves to the north. In the northwest is the
Steinhuder Meer , a lake with an area of 32 km&
2.
