Population: 526,000
Dialling code: 0511
Post code: D-30159 to D-30669
Airport: Flughafen Hannover-Langenhagen GmbH, Postfach 420280, 30662 Hannover Petzeltstrae, 30662 Hannover, 0511/977-0 und 977-1898,
Area: 390 km
Car registration: H
Bundesland:Lower Saxony
Tourist Information
Hannover Tourismus Service
Ernst-August-Platz 2
(neben dem Hauptbahnhof)
30159 Hannover
Tel 0511 / 168-49700, 01, 02
Fax 0511 / 168-49707 - 08
Opening time:
Monday - Friday 9am - 7pm,
Saturday 9.30am - 3pm.
Altes Rathaus (Old Town Hall)
Kobelingerstrasse 2
30159 Hannover
Opening time:
8am - 8pm, the restaurants are still open after these hours
Local information:
Verkehrsverein Hannover im Alten Rathaus,
tel +49 (0)511 / 168- 40921, Fax - 40920
Until the completion of the Neues Rathaus on Trammplatz in the year 1913, today`s Old Town Hall housed the municipal administration. Today this building`s Brickwall Gothic Style shines in modern splendour.
Maschsee (Masch Lake)
Rudolf-von-Bennigsen-Ufer
30173 Hannover
The 2.4-kilometre long and up to 530-metre wide Maschsee was laid out artificially between 1934 and 1936. This place is a quickly reachable destination for joggers, inline-skaters, aquatic sportsmen and strollers.
Leineschloss (Castle on the Leine) - Seat of Parliament
Niedersochsischer Landtag
Hinrich-Wilhelm-Kopf-Platz 1
30159 Hannover
Opening time:
This classicist building is located on the Leine banks in the Old Town. In the old days, the Leineschloss constituted the prince`s centre of power. Since 1962, the Landtag (Parliament) of Lower Saxony meets here.
Kropcke meeting point in the city`s heart
30159 Hannover
The central square of the inner city is called Kropcke in Hanover. Here a landmark of the town can be found, the Kropcke Clock. Both clock and the square where it towers as well as the nearby underground station is named after the head-waiter Wilhelm Kropcke, who led the first caf at the square since the year 1855.
Opernhaus (Opera House)
Niedersochsische Staatstheater
Hannover GmbH
Opernplatz 1
30159 Hannover
Tel +49 (0)511 / 9999 - 0
Opening time:
Information about all programmes and ticket prices: Kasse im Opernhaus,
tel +49 (0)511 / 9999 - 1111,
week-days 10am - 7.30pm,
Saturday 10am - 2pm;
Reduction for severely disabled persons, students, apprentices, persons in military and civil service, unemployed, recipients of social welfare, groups with more than 20 persons, school classes and student groups with more than 15 persons. The Opernhaus was built from 1845 till 1852 and stands in line with the most remarkable historical buildings in the city centre. The Staatsoper offers 1,200 seats. Beside music of a high standard and ballet performances, the Opera serves as a festive location for Fair openings and acts of state.