Hanover or Hannover , [haˈnoːfɐ], on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, under their title as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg . At the end of the Napoleonic Wars, the Electorate was enlarged to become the capital of the Kingdom of Hanover. In addition to being the capital of Lower Saxony, Hanover was the capital of the administrative area Regierungsbezirk Hannover until Lower Saxony's administrative regions were disbanded at the beginning of... 2005. Since 2001 it is part of the Hanover district , which is a municipal body made up from the former district and city of Hanover . With a population of 522,686 the city is a major centre of northern Germany, known for hosting annual commercial trade fairs such as the Hanover Fair and the CeBIT.
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| Country: | Germany, West Germany |
| Population: | 519,619 |
| Area: | 78.8 sq. mi. |
| Also known as: | Hannover, Hannover |