Recommended Day Trips:
Castle Marienburg (10 miles/ 15 km): a neo-gothic-romantic medieval fairy tale castle (owned by Prince Ernst August of Hanover and Princess Caroline of Monaco)
Castle Hmelschenburg (40 miles/ 60 km): medieval castle of Teutonic Knights
Hamelin (30 miles/ 50 km): the beautiful town is famous for the folk tale of the Pied Piper of Hamelin
Related Travel Information
Hanover (Hannover): Germany
Hanover (German: Hannover [ha?no?f?]), on the river Leine, is the capital of the state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany. It is also the capital of the surrounding Hanover district and region. Population: 515,219 (2001). Auto registration prefix: H.
Sights
Marktkirche
Altes Rathaus
Neues Rathaus
Marktkirche (church, 14th century)
Altes Rathaus (old town hall, 15th century)
Neues Rathaus (new town hall, 1901-1913)
Leineschloss (the former castle of the kings, today the seat of Lower Saxony's government)
Herrenhäuser Gärten (botanical gardens) - also the annual international fireworks contest held in these gardens
Gehry Tower
Hermesturm
VW Tower
Telemax
Recommended Day Trips:
Hildesheim: beautiful medieval town famous for its UNESCO-cultural heritage Cathedrals, marketplace
Brunswick (Braunschweig): Germany
Braunschweig [?braun?vaik] (English: Brunswick) is a city of 245,500 people (as of December 31, 2004), located in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located north of the Harz mountains at the farthest navigable point of the Oker river, which connects to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser.
Sights in Brunswick
- Castle (built by Henry the Lion, 12th century)
- Cathedral (built from 1173; Henry the Lion is buried here)
- Altstadtmarkt ("old town market"), surrounded by the old town hall and the Martinikirche (church Saint Martin, 1195)
- Aegidienkirche (church Saint Aegidius, 1115), with an adjoining monastery, which is
Siegen: Germany
Siegen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the capital of the district Siegen-Wittgenstein. As of December 31, 2003 it has a population of 106,143.
Twinned cities:
Berlin-Spandau, Germany, since 1952
Rijnsburg, the Netherlands, since 1963
Leeds, since 1966
Ypres, Belgium, since 1967
Zakopane, Poland, since 1989
Plauen, Saxony, Germany, since 1990
Recklinghausen: Germany
Recklinghausen is a city in the Ruhr Area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With 123.562 inhabitants as of June 30, 2003 it is the capital of the district Recklinghausen.
Heilbronn: Germany
Heilbronn is a city in northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, near Stuttgart. This district-free city is completely surrounded by the district Heilbronn. It is located on the river Neckar . As of 2004, it has ~120,900 inhabitants.
Heilbronn was first mentioned as Helibrunna in 741. In 1281, it was declared city by Rudolph I.
