Hanover Travel Guide

City Facts

Location

Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), north Germany.

Time Zone

GMT + 1 (GMT + 2 from last Sunday in March to Saturday before last Sunday in October).

Electricity

220 volts AC, 50Hz; round two-pin plugs are standard.

Average January Temperatures

3ºC (37.5ºF).

Average July Temperatures

21ºC (73.5ºF).

Average Annual Rainfall

644mm (25.4 inches).

Language

Hochdeutsch (High German) is the national language and is spoken in a particularly pure form in Hanover. Visitors are very unlikely to come across the local dialect, Hannöversch. As in the rest of the country, young people, senior business people and those involved in the tourist industry usually speak good English. Phrases Yes - Ja No - Nein Hello - Grüss Gott / Guten Tag Goodbye - Auf Wiedersehen / Tschüs (informal) Please - Bitte Thank you - Danke My name is … - Mein Name ist … How are you? - Wie geht es Ihnen? (polite) / Wie geht es dir? (informal) I’m very well - Mir es gut geht I feel ill - Ich fühle mich unwohl How much does it cost? - Wieviel kostet das? Do you speak English? - Sprechen Sie Englisch? (polite) / Sprichst du Englisch? (informal) I don’t understand - Ich verstehe nicht Where is …? - Wo befindet sich …? Entrance - Eingang / Einfahrt -(vehicles) Exit - Ausgang / Ausfahrt (vehicles) Danger - Gefahr / Vorsicht Open - Geöffnet Closed - Geschlossen Toilets - Toiletten / WC Doctor - Arzt / Ärztin (female) Hotel - Hotel Restaurant - Restaurant Beer - Bier Wine - Wein Menu - Spreisekarte Today - Heute Tomorrow - Morgen Monday - Montag Tuesday - Dienstag Wednesday - Mittwoch Thursday - Donnerstag Friday - Freitag Saturday - Samstag Sunday - Sonntag One - Eins Two - Zwei Three - Drei Four - Vier Five - Fünf Six - Sechs Seven - Sieben Eight - Acht Nine - Neun Ten - Zehn Twenty - Zwanzig Thirty - Dreissig Forty - Vierzig Fifty - Fünfzig Sixty - Sechzig Seventy - Siebzig Eighty - Achtzig Ninety - Neunzig One Hundred - Hundert One Thousand - Tausend

Cost of Living

Special Events

CeBIT
March
The world's biggest information and communications technology fair.
Hanover Exhibition Grounds
Website: www.cebit.de

Hannover Messe
April
Huge industrial technology trade fair.
Hanover Exhibition Grounds
Website: www.hannovermesse.de

Masala
May
World Music festival.
Hannover Pavilion
Website: www.masala-festival.de

International Fireworks Competition
May-September
International teams compete to put on the best firework displays.
Grosser Garden, Herrenhäusen

Kleines Fest im Grossen Garten (Little Festival in the Great Garden)
May-September
Music, theater, cabaret and firework and fountain display.
Grosser Garden, Herrenhäusen
Website: www.kleines-fest.de

Maschseefest (Masch Lake Festival)
July-August
Music, street theater, clowns and aquatic activities.
Maschsee
Website: www.hannover.de/maschseefest

Swinging Hannover
September-October
International jazz festival.
Various venues
Website: www.swinginghannover.de

IZH (Internationale Zuchtschau Hannover)
October
International dog breeding show.
Hanover Messegelände
Website: www.izh-hannover.de