Herrenhausen-Stöcken (;
Eastphalian: ''Herrnhusen'') is a borough of the
German city of
Hanover
Hanover ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the States of Germany, German state of Lower Saxony. Its population of 535,932 (2021) makes it the List of cities in Germany by population, 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-l ...
, northwest of the city centre. In 2020 it had a population of 37,543. It consists of the quarters Burg, Herrenhausen, Ledeburg, Leinhausen, Marienwerder and Stöcken.
Industries include
Johnson Controls (spun off from
VARTA) and
Herrenhäuser Brewery founded in 1868. Places of worship include the
Herrenhäuser Kirche.
Population development
The graph shows the population development in the district of Herrenhausen-Stöcken since 1 January 2005.
Palace and Gardens
A major attraction is the
baroque
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Herrenhausen Palace and
Herrenhausen Gardens, established by the
House of Hanover.
The palace was largely destroyed in
World War II
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and not rebuilt until 2013.
The 19th-century "Welfenmausoleum" in the Gardens is the burial place of
Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover, and after World War II the remains of
King George I of Great Britain along with his parents' were removed from the crypt of Leineschloss and reinterred there.
See also
*
House of Welf (Guelph)
References
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Boroughs and quarters of Hanover