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Hotels in Hannover
The city of Hanover
(German : Hannover) is the capital of
Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen). With its 520.000 inhabitants it
is a relatively small city that
does not have the obvious tourist appeal or political force of many
other urban centres in Germany.
The city was founded in 1163 and rapidly became an influential member of
the German Hanse Union. From 1636 tot 1866, the city served as the
residence of the Dukes, who later became Kings. Between 1714 en 1837
Hanover belonged to the British crown.
Queen Victoria, however, could not inherit Hanover. As a result, Prussia
annexed the territory in 1866. In the 20th century the city was heavily
destroyed by allied bombardments.
Hanover's force lies in its commercial
facilities that belong to the best and most expanded in the
world.
The Hannover
Fairgrounds
(German : Messegelände) is the world's
largest trade
exhibition facility and hosts many of the largest and most
influential events on the international trade calendar.
The facility features 26 exhibit halls that cover a total area of 10.8
million square feet and each year attracts approximately 28,000
exhibitors and 2.5 million visitors from 100 countries.The site provides international event organizers, exhibitors and
visitors with comprehensive services. Highlights include a
state-of-the-art Convention Center that offers 35 conference rooms and
halls, 42 restaurants with seating for 14,000, and parking facilities
for 40,000 cars, as well as banks, laundry service, a pharmacy and full
administrative support.
The vast exhibition area and excellent facilities have made
Hanover the location of major international events. These include
CeBIT - the largest IT and telecommunications trade fair in the
world - the Hannover Industriemesse (industry fair) and
Expo2000, which put this city into the media's spotlight. Hanover
hosted this successful event very professionally and is now left with
the purposly developed EXPO Park, one of the most extensive and
attractive business parks of northern Germany.
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