Hannover-Zoo (also called ''Zooviertel'', rarely called ''Hindenburgviertel'') is a

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of the city of

Hanover Hanover (; german: Hannover ; nds, Hannober) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony. Its 535,932 (2021) inhabitants make it the 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-largest city in Northern Germany ...

. Located within the quarter is the eponymous Hanover Zoo, also known as the Hanover Zoological Gardens. Part of the borough

Hanover-Mitte Mitte (; English: ''Middle'') is the first borough of Hanover, the state capital of Lower Saxony. , it has 36,645 inhabitants and consists of the quarters ''Mitte'' (10,554 inh.), ''Calenberger Neustadt'' (7,004 inh.), ''Oststadt'' (14,135 inh.) a ...

, it has 4,952 inhabitants (2020). The quarter is home to the Hanover Congress Center, whose complex contains the historic Stadthalle Hannover, as well as the Stadtpark Hannover, the

city park An urban park or metropolitan park, also known as a municipal park (North America) or a public park, public open space, or municipal gardens ( UK), is a park in cities and other incorporated places that offer recreation and green space to resi ...

of Hanover built on the grounds of the first

Bundesgartenschau The Bundesgartenschau BUGA is a biennial federal horticulture show in Germany. It also covers topics like landscaping. Taking place in different cities, the location changes in a two-year cycle. BUGA cities *1951 – Hannover *1953 – Hamburg ...

of 1951. The entire northern part of the

Eilenriede The german: Eilenriede, italics=unset (literally 'alder marsh', meaning 'marsh populated with alder trees') is a municipal forest in Hanover, Germany. It is the largest urban city forest in Germany, one of the largest in Europe, and is nearly ...

belongs to the district. As such, the Lister Tower is also located in the Zoo district and not in the List district. The

Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media (german: Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover, italics=unset, abbreviated to HMTMH) is a university of performing arts and media in Hanover, the capital of Lower Saxony, Germany. Dating ...

is headquartered at the Neues Haus plaza in the quarter. There are two high schools in the district, the Sophienschule and the Kaiser Wilhelm and Ratsgymnasium. On Gellertstraße street is the

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church of St. Elisabeth. The former Jewish Hospital Hannover was also located in the district. The later Reich President

Paul von Hindenburg Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg (; abbreviated ; 2 October 1847 – 2 August 1934) was a German field marshal and statesman who led the Imperial German Army during World War I and later became President of Germany fro ...

lived in the Zoo district from 1919 to 1925, from which the name ''Hindenburgviertel'' was derived. The city of Hanover had appointed Hindenburg as honorary citizen and gave him a villa. The Hindenburgvilla is now the seat of the Fritz Behrens Foundation. The zoo district is considered a desirable residential area containing upscale historic buildings with significantly above-average rents and real estate prices.

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Boroughs and quarters of Hanover {{LowerSaxony-geo-stub