Herrenhausen-Stöcken
city district of Hanover
Herrenhausen-Stöcken (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛʁənˌhaʊzn̩ ˈʃtœkn̩] ; Eastphalian: Herrnhusen) is a borough of the German city of Hanover, northwest of the city centre. In 2020 it had a population of 37,543. It consists of the quarters Burg, Herrenhausen, Ledeburg, Leinhausen, Marienwerder, Nordhafen 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 Herrenhausen Palace and Herrenhausen Gardens, established by the House of Hanover.
The palace was largely destroyed in World War II 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.
The public source identifies “Herrenhausen-Stöcken” as city district of Hanover. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Herrenhausen-Stöcken, city and district.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 24, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q470577. Authority coordinates are 52.404, 9.686. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 1868, 2005 and 2013.
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