Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #5 in Hanover, Germany

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Number of sights 9 sights
Distance 2.2 km
Ascend 49 m
Descend 25 m

Experience Hanover in Germany in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in HanoverIndividual Sights in Hanover

Sight 1: Lindener Butjer

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The Lindener Butjer is a sculpture of a so-called Butjer by the German sculptor Ulrike Enders. Since April 2022, it has been located in a public space along the Stephanusstraße in the Linden-Limmer borough of Hanover.

Wikipedia: Lindener Butjer (EN)

246 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 2: TAK Theater am Küchengarten

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The TAK, also known as Theater am Küchengarten, in Hanover in the Linden-Mitte district, is a small cabaret stage with 130 seats. It presents satire, cabaret, chansons and upscale nonsense at about 170 performances per season. The TAK is the only professionally operated facility of its kind in Lower Saxony.

Wikipedia: TAK (Kabarettbühne) (DE), Website

274 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Villa Stephanus (1900)

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Villa Stephanus is a listed villa in Gartenallee in Hanover-Linden. It was built in 1900/1901 for the brickworks owner Richard Stephanus and is adjacent to the older Villa Stephanus of Hermann Stephanus at the rear.

Wikipedia: Villa Stephanus (1900) (DE)

399 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 4: Katholisch-apostolische Kapelle

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The Catholic Apostolic Chapel in Hanover is a sacred building built in the 19th century by the Catholic Apostolic congregation of the capital of Lower Saxony. The location of the listed building is Badenstedter Straße 3 in the Hanover district of Linden-Mitte.

Wikipedia: Katholisch-apostolische Kapelle (Hannover) (DE), Heritage Website

228 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: St. Martinskirche

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St. Martinskirche Christian A. Schröder (ChristianSchd) / CC BY-SA 4.0

The St. Martin's Church or St. Martin is the oldest Evangelical Lutheran church in Linden, which today belongs to Hanover, and the parish church of the St. Martin's parish. The church building is based on a first building from the 13th century and a Baroque successor building from 1728, which, except for the church tower, was destroyed by the air raids on Hanover in the Second World War. The new nave was built in 1957 according to a design by the architect Dieter Oesterlen.

Wikipedia: St. Martin (Linden) (DE), Heritage Website

179 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Ehemaliges Gefängnis (Hundeloch)

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The Hundeloch in Hanover is the remains of a wall of the former prison in today's Von-Alten-Garten on Lindener Berg.

Wikipedia: Hundeloch (Hannover) (DE)

203 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Von-Alten-Garten

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Von-Alten-Gartende:Benutzer:Axel Hindemith / Copyrighted free use

The Von-Alten-Garten is a 7.5-hectare public park in Hanover, Germany, located in the Linden-Mitte district. It is located at the foot of the Lindener Berg directly on the Westschnellweg.

Wikipedia: Von-Alten-Garten (DE)

607 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 8: Friedensengel-Brunnen

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The Angel of Peace Fountain in Hanover is the oldest fountain complex designed as a work of art in the formerly independent industrial town of Linden. The listed fountain is located in the oldest area of the Lindener Berg district cemetery, which was created in 1862 at the address Am Lindener Berge 44 in the Linden-Mitte district. The sculptor Karl Gundelach created the sandstone complex, which was erected in the cemetery in 1884, with an angel representing peace in the middle above the water basin.

Wikipedia: Friedensengel-Brunnen (DE)

101 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: Stadtfriedhof Am Lindener Berge

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The Lindener Berg district cemetery is a cemetery laid out at the time of the Kingdom of Hanover, which today represents a listed park in Hanover. Its blue star (Scilla) bloom in March attracts thousands of visitors every year.

Wikipedia: Stadtteilfriedhof Lindener Berg (DE)

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