Hemmingen () is a town in the
district of Hanover, in
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a States of Germany, German state (') in Northern Germany, northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ' of the Germany, Federal Re ...
,
Germany
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. It is situated approximately 6 km south 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 ...
.
Until December 2004, Hemmingen belonged to the
Regierungsbezirk
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' (plural, ) serve as regional mid-level local gov ...
Hannover, which was dissolved in January 2005.
Districts
Hemmingen is divided into 7 districts:
* Arnum
* Devese
* Harkenbleck
* Hemmingen-Westerfeld
* Hiddestorf
* Ohlendorf
* Wilkenburg
Education
Hemmingen has 3
primary schools
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and one
comprehensive school
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.
Twin towns – sister cities
Hemmingen is
twinned with:
*
Murowana Goślina
Murowana Goślina (; ) is a town in Poznań County in western Poland, with 10,336 inhabitants (2009). It lies approximately north of the major city of Poznań, on the main road and railway line to Wągrowiec. The Trojanka (river), Trojanka stream ...
, Poland
*
South Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire (; ) is one of 32 unitary authorities of Scotland. It borders the south-east of the Glasgow City council area and contains some of Greater Glasgow's suburban towns, as well as many rural towns and villages. It also shares bor ...
, Scotland, United Kingdom
*
Yvetot
Yvetot () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. It is the capital of the Caux region.
History
The name Yvetot comes from the Germanic ''Yvo'' and the Old Norse ''-topt''. Therefore, Yvetot mean ...
, France
References
External links
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Hanover Region
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