Balkan community in Hanover

A guide for people from the Balkans living in Hanover, Germany: where the consulate is, which community organisations exist, what is happening and what is worth seeing. Balkan Nexus brings together people from Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Slovenia and North Macedonia.

What to see

Parks & natureHerrenhausen GardensOne of the finest Baroque garden complexes in Europe, with grand fountains and sculptures. The grounds also hold the Niki de Saint Phalle Grotto and…LandmarksNew Town Hall (Neues Rathaus)A magnificent early 20th-century building set beside a small lake. A unique curved lift climbs into the dome, where the viewing gallery looks out ove…Parks & natureLake MaschseeAn artificial lake some 2.4 km long in the centre of the city. It is a favourite spot for boating, running and walking, and a large festival takes ov…LandmarksOld Town (Altstadt)The historic quarter with restored half-timbered houses. Narrow streets full of cafés and small boutiques, with fragments of medieval Hanover through…LandmarksMarket Church (Marktkirche)The main Lutheran church, built in the 14th century in North German brick Gothic. Its massive tower is one of the landmarks of the city skyline.Parks & natureHannover Adventure ZooA themed zoo divided into world regions, from the African Zambezi zone to the jungle. It has repeatedly been voted the best zoo in Germany.MuseumsSprengel MuseumOne of the most important museums of 20th and 21st century art in Germany, on the shore of Lake Maschsee. The collections include Picasso, German Exp…LandmarksThe Red Thread (Roter Faden)A red line painted on the pavement, 4.2 km long, linking 36 of the city's main attractions. It starts at the tourist information centre next to the m…MuseumsLower Saxony State MuseumA wide-ranging museum with natural history, archaeology and ethnology collections, plus a gallery of Old Masters. An aquarium with live species occup…LandmarksMarienburg CastleA picturesque Neo-Gothic castle not far from Hanover, once the royal family's summer residence — King George V built it as a birthday gift for his wi…