Newshttps://www.hannover.de/en/News2020-05-13T15:23:36+02:00Water gamesMax Mustermannmax@mustermann.dehttps://www.hannover.de/en/News/Seven-things-you-might-not-know-about-Hannover%27s-railway-station/Water-games2020-05-13T15:23:36+02:00Water dances up and down in the forecourt of the station, every so often catching the feet of the children, who on warm summer days dare to jump over the elongated columns. And Hannover's more fearless dogs also use the fountains for both refreshment and entertainment.Why the station never sleepsMax Mustermannmax@mustermann.dehttps://www.hannover.de/en/News/Seven-things-you-might-not-know-about-Hannover%27s-railway-station/Why-the-station-never-sleeps2020-05-13T15:23:30+02:00An ICE train stops at a platform, hurried travellers pull squeaking trolleys, and there is a jostling crowd at the stairs: typical station scenes that you can experience in Hannover even at 1:16, 2:40 or 3:40 in the night. Why do the lights never go out at Hannover's main station? How the subway changed the image of the "Oststadt"Max Mustermannmax@mustermann.dehttps://www.hannover.de/en/News/Seven-things-you-might-not-know-about-Hannover%27s-railway-station/How-the-subway-changed-the-image-of-the-%22Oststadt%222020-05-13T15:23:26+02:00For many decades, the Raschplatz at the back of the station and the district around it were frowned upon: "You don't want to live behind the station" was the motto of many Hannoverians until the 1970s.Shop (almost) around the clockMax Mustermannmax@mustermann.dehttps://www.hannover.de/en/News/Seven-things-you-might-not-know-about-Hannover%27s-railway-station/Shop-almost-around-the-clock2020-05-13T15:23:22+02:00If a last-minute gift needs to be found on Christmas Eve or the family is overcome with the desire to have a barbecue on a summer Sunday, the Hannoverians can rely on their "Shopping Station".Where the music plays - and whyMax Mustermannmax@mustermann.dehttps://www.hannover.de/en/News/Seven-things-you-might-not-know-about-Hannover%27s-railway-station/Where-the-music-plays-and-why2020-05-13T15:23:19+02:00Across from Hannover's main station, passers-by sometimes stop at a gully in amazement. About a hundred metres from the Ernst August monument, where the square in front of the station leads into Bahnhofstraße, sounds from Hannover's underworld can be heard.What Berlin, New York and Co. copied from HannoverMax Mustermannmax@mustermann.dehttps://www.hannover.de/en/News/Seven-things-you-might-not-know-about-Hannover%27s-railway-station/What-Berlin,-New-York-and-Co.-copied-from-Hannover2020-05-13T15:23:07+02:00Not the magnificent opera house and not the elaborately designed Herrenhausen Gardens: Hannover.de reveals why, of all places, Hannover's central station served as a model for many a metropolis.Where are platforms five and six?Max Mustermannmax@mustermann.dehttps://www.hannover.de/en/News/Seven-things-you-might-not-know-about-Hannover%27s-railway-station/Where-are-platforms-five-and-six2020-05-13T15:22:51+02:00Harry Potter travels into a magical world from the secret track "nine-and-three-quarters" at London's King's Cross station. Where do you think trains from tracks five and six at Hannover Central Station run to? Or rather: where can the platforms be found?Restrictions extended until March 7Max Mustermannmax@mustermann.dehttps://www.hannover.de/en/News/Restrictions-extended-until-March-72020-03-12T17:11:06+01:00The German Chancellor and Prime Ministers agreed to extend the pandemic-related restrictions until March 7 of this year. Zoo Hannover: It's A Girl!Max Mustermannmax@mustermann.dehttps://www.hannover.de/en/News/Zoo-Hannover-It%27s-A-Girl2020-03-10T12:24:51+01:00The secret is out: The polar bear offspring at Hannover Adventure Zoo weighs 12 kg, is incredibly agile, curious, scratchy and - female.How Hannover is researching in transdisciplinary termsMax Mustermannmax@mustermann.dehttps://www.hannover.de/en/News/How-Hannover-is-researching-in-transdisciplinary-terms2017-01-26T10:01:07+01:00Science line: Universities, laboratories, institutes - only one stop away.Hannover LoungeMax Mustermannmax@mustermann.dehttps://www.hannover.de/en/News/Hannover-Lounge2016-12-01T10:23:44+01:00“Welcome to Lower Saxony, welcome to Hannover” – this is the slogan of the Hannover Lounge.New target group-oriented booking portalsMax Mustermannmax@mustermann.dehttps://www.hannover.de/en/News/New-target-group-oriented-booking-portals2016-08-09T16:11:11+02:00New service offer: From now on, there are two more portals for booking an accommodation in the holiday region of Hannover.Non-stop flights to and from HannoverMax Mustermannmax@mustermann.dehttps://www.hannover.de/en/News/Non-stop-flights-to-and-from-Hannover2016-08-04T14:48:14+02:00Up to 48 weekly flights from UK to Hannover. Furthermore, from now on there are daily flights from HAJ Hannover Airport to Mailand Malpensa and Lyon Saint Exupéry and back. Fore more information visit www.flybe.comInternet portal for specia­lists – now in English!Max Mustermannmax@mustermann.dehttps://www.hannover.de/en/News/Internet-portal-for-specia­lists-–-now-in-English2016-07-26T16:06:10+02:00“Welcome in the centre of Europe – select Hannover”: A new Internet portal provides a concise overview of all the information and offers available in connection with jobs and work-life-balance in the Hannover Region.Golden Letter: UNESCO World HeritageMax Mustermannmax@mustermann.dehttps://www.hannover.de/en/News/Golden-Letter-UNESCO-World-Heritage2015-10-12T09:42:51+02:00Great honour for the state capital of Hannover: The Golden Letter of the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Library was declared UNESCO World Documentary Heritage.CeBIT 2016: Extension of SCALE11Max Mustermannmax@mustermann.dehttps://www.hannover.de/en/News/CeBIT-2016-Extension-of-SCALE112015-09-30T14:16:01+02:00In keeping with the trend, SCALE11 is returning to CeBIT in 2016 with a new, expanded format as Europe's leading platform for digital startups and disruptive models.Schloss Herrenhausen receives Award for Best Location Tagungslocation in GermanyMax Mustermannmax@mustermann.dehttps://www.hannover.de/en/News/Schloss-Herrenhausen-receives-Award-for-Best-Location-Tagungslocation-in-Germany2015-09-30T10:39:21+02:00An exciting finale to the Location Award in the category "Conference Venues" took place on Monday , 28 September, at the Hotel in Berlin. Finally sat down the Castle Conference Centre Herrhausen in the ten-member jury of experts from the two other finalists - the BayArena in Leverkusen and the Humboldt Carré in Berlin.Flybe doubles its offering from HannoverMax Mustermannmax@mustermann.dehttps://www.hannover.de/en/News/Flybe-doubles-its-offering-from-Hannover2015-09-02T13:32:46+02:00With the start of the winter flight plan, the British airline Flybe will be doubling its daily flights to Birmingham and Manchester and offering two flights a day.More Space and a TwisterMax Mustermannmax@mustermann.dehttps://www.hannover.de/en/News/More-Space-and-a-Twister2015-08-25T09:31:09+02:00Following the presentation of Alice Aycock's sculpture "Another Twister" on 11 Septemner the new extension building opened on 19 September.Why Hannover? Here are 66 good reasons!Max Mustermannmax@mustermann.dehttps://www.hannover.de/en/News/Why-Hannover-Here-are-66-good-reasons2015-02-23T13:32:45+01:00Merian travel guide author Knut Diers has gathered 66 interesting and convincing reasons to spend a holiday in the Hannover region. Go on, surprise yourself!