List of natural monuments in Hanover

The list of natural monuments in Hanover names the natural monuments in Hanover in the Hanover region in Lower Saxony . The Hanover region has taken on the tasks of the lower nature conservation authority.

Natural monuments

There are 30 natural monuments in the city of Hanover.

number	designation	Place, location	description	Protective reason	image
ND-H 220	Oak in the Misburg forest	Misburg ( 52 ° 24 ′ 22.6 ″ N , 9 ° 50 ′ 9.9 ″ E )52.406289 9.836074	Pedunculate oak, which, together with another oak, is an old overhang in an otherwise younger stock. Gnarled old tree, the crown of which was never pruned because of its location in the middle of the forest. In front of the oak there is a small information board with the following text: “Oak (Quercus robur), approx. 320 years old, approx. 38 m high, trunk circumference 5.80 m, crown width approx. 20 m. Declared a natural monument on December 28, 1937 "
ND-H 221	Boulder in Misburg	Misburg ( 52 ° 23 ′ 54 ″ N , 9 ° 51 ′ 37.4 ″ E )52.398339 9.860375	It is a geoscientific object worth protecting
ND-H 222	Oak in the Misburg forest	Misburg ( 52 ° 24 ′ 23.8 ″ N , 9 ° 50 ′ 9.2 ″ E )52.4066 9.8359	The tree is protected for its age, size and appearance. In front of the oak there is a small information board with the following text: “Oak (Quercus robur). Approx. 220 years old, approx. 38 m high, trunk circumference 4.00 m, crown width approx. 20 m. Declared a natural monument on July 15, 1969 "
ND-H 223	"Brinksoot"	Wülferode ( 52 ° 19 ′ 39.8 ″ N , 9 ° 52 ′ 25.2 ″ E )52.327727 9.873668	The water is protected because of its beauty and its importance for science and local history.
ND-H 224	Boulder on the exhibition grounds	Midfield ( 52 ° 19 ′ 21.8 ″ N , 9 ° 48 ′ 29.5 ″ E )52.32272 9.8082	The boulder is one of the largest on the southern edge of the former glaciation area from the Saale glacial period in Lower Saxony and is of importance for science and local history.
ND-H 225	Fairytale oak at the zoo	Kirchrode ( 52 ° 21 ′ 44.6 ″ N , 9 ° 49 ′ 56.4 ″ E )52.362386 9.83232	The tree is worthy of protection because of its old age, its size and its special beauty.
ND-H 226	Oak on the property in Wiehbergstrasse 10	Döhren Wiehbergstrasse 10 ( 52 ° 20 ′ 3.3 ″ N , 9 ° 45 ′ 47.2 ″ E )52.334262 9.7631	The tree has grown particularly beautiful and shapes the image of the surrounding area to a special degree.
ND-H 227	Boulder on the property at Tessenowweg 11	Kirchrode Tessenowweg 11 ( 52 ° 21 ′ 23.3 ″ N , 9 ° 49 ′ 53 ″ E )52.35648 9.8314	The stone is protected because of its rarity (boulders over 5 t in weight are rare).
ND-H 228	Oak in the Bemerode estate park	Bemerode ( 52 ° 20 ′ 33.9 ″ N , 9 ° 49 ′ 51.7 ″ E )52.34274 9.831035	The tree is rare because of its age, size and beauty.
ND-H 229	Chestnut Limmerstrasse 36	Linden Limmerstrasse 36 ( 52 ° 22 ′ 24 ″ N , 9 ° 42 ′ 31.6 ″ E )52.373339 9.708771	The chestnut is rare because of its size and particularly beautiful because of its type of growth.
ND-H 230	Oak on the property southwest of the confluence of Dragonerstrasse and Isernhagenerstrasse	Vahrenwald ( 52 ° 23 ′ 38.8 ″ N , 9 ° 44 ′ 26.7 ″ E )52.394124 9.740756	The tree is extremely formative for its surroundings. It is protected for its size, age and beauty.
ND-H 231	Oak on the Kapellenbrink property 10	Groß-Buchholz ( 52 ° 24 ′ 3.8 ″ N , 9 ° 48 ′ 5 ″ E )52.401069 9.801375	The tree is particularly beautiful and a testament to the village past of Groß-Buchholz.		more pictures
ND-H 232	Book Groß-Buchholzer-Kirchweg 66	Groß-Buchholz ( 52 ° 24 ′ 5.9 ″ N , 9 ° 48 ′ 8.5 ″ E )52.40164 9.80236	Because of its age and size, the tree is rare, particularly beautiful and a testament to Groß-Buchholz's village past.
ND-H 233	Oak Kapellenbrink 22	Groß-Buchholz ( 52 ° 24 ′ 2.3 ″ N , 9 ° 48 ′ 5.9 ″ E )52.40065 9.80164	The oak is protected by Groß-Buchholz because of its size and as a testimony to the village past.		Image wanted BW
ND-H 234	Bothfelder wedding oak	Bothfeld ( 52 ° 24 ′ 50.1 ″ N , 9 ° 48 ′ 2.7 ″ E )52.413924 9.800738	The oak is protected because of its importance for local history. The Bothfeld village youth met below her earlier in the evening. This is why the tree bears the name "wedding oak".	Local lore
ND-H 235	Group of beeches west of the Georgengarten 1 B property	Herrenhausen ( 52 ° 23 ′ 2.8 ″ N , 9 ° 42 ′ 34.5 ″ E )52.384111 9.709586	The beech group is particularly beautiful. Split-leaf beeches in particular are rare in this size.
ND-H 236	Weeping beech north-east of the property at Jägerstrasse 16 A	Herrenhausen ( 52 ° 23 ′ 1.4 ″ N , 9 ° 42 ′ 33.6 ″ E )52.383714 9.709342	The common beech is rare and particularly beautiful.
ND-H 237	Field maple at the Kirchröder tower	Kirchrode ( 52 ° 21 ′ 59.8 ″ N , 9 ° 48 ′ 47.2 ″ E )52.36662 9.813118	The tree is rare because of its age and size.
ND-H 238	Oak Schackstrasse 16	Zoo Schackstrasse 16 ( 52 ° 22 ′ 29.4 ″ N , 9 ° 45 ′ 50.8 ″ E )52.374833 9.764124	The oak is rare because of its size and its typical crown habit.
ND-H 240	Oak at Borsigweg 4	Vahrenwald Borsigweg 4 ( 52 ° 23 ′ 57.2 ″ N , 9 ° 43 ′ 53.7 ″ E )52.39923 9.731596	The oak is a relic of the former pasture landscape of the old village Vahrenwald and as such is of local importance.		Image wanted BW
ND-H 241	European beech on the property at Rotermundstr. 24 in Vahrenwald	Vahrenwald Rotermundstr. 24 ( 52 ° 23 ′ 50.4 ″ N , 9 ° 43 ′ 58.1 ″ E )52.39734 9.732813	The red beech, which is rare because of its size and beautifully grown, stands on the former farm of the long-established Rotermund farming family. It is reminiscent of the village past of Vahrenwald.		Image wanted BW
ND-H 242	Weeping European beech at the Animal Health Office	Vahrenwald ( 52 ° 23 ′ 52.7 ″ N , 9 ° 44 ′ 8.7 ″ E )52.397985 9.735755	The weeping red beech is a beautifully grown tree in Hanover, rare in size and type.		Image wanted BW
ND-H 243	Oak group in Isernhagen-Süd	Isernhagen-Süd ( 52 ° 26 ′ 29.5 ″ N , 9 ° 47 ′ 55.9 ″ E )52.44154 9.79885	The (formerly 22) oaks were planted by a farmer for wood extraction and to provide shade for grazing cattle. The oak trees are a clear testimony to the village's past. It can be seen as "Eichenkamp", as it has been typical of Niedersachsenhöfe from time immemorial. Therefore it has a special local history.
ND-H 244	Linden tree on Empelder Strasse	Badenstedt ( 52 ° 21 ′ 16 ″ N , 9 ° 40 ′ 12.6 ″ E )52.354438 9.670171	The linden tree was planted on the former farm of the Pauling family in the village of Badenstedt and is therefore of local importance. It grew freely and was particularly beautiful.
ND-H 245	European beech in quantel wood	Marienwerder ( 52 ° 24 ′ 25.1 ″ N , 9 ° 37 ′ 57 ″ E )52.40696 9.6325	The beech is particularly beautiful and rare because of its size.
ND-H 246	Trees around the former Ahlem leaf hut	Ahlem ( 52 ° 22 ′ 40 ″ N , 9 ° 40 ′ 18.1 ″ E )52.37779 9.6717	The trees are reminiscent of the former leaf hut. This belonged to the Israelite horticultural school , which was closed on June 30, 1942. From September 1943 to April 8, 1945 there was a substitute police prison for the Gestapo. The tabernacle was used by the Gestapo as a place of execution in March 1945 and burned down when it withdrew. The natural monument is therefore of historical and local significance.
ND-H 247	Maple in the garden cemetery	Center ( 52 ° 22 ′ 11.3 ″ N , 9 ° 44 ′ 50.9 ″ E )52.3698 9.74746	The Norway maple (Acer platanoides) is a curiosity with a special peculiarity. It is of local importance. Enclosure of the tomb of Heinrich Bernhard Röhr		more pictures
ND-H 248	Oak on the Fischteichweg 1 property	Vinnhorst ( 52 ° 25 ′ 23.6 ″ N , 9 ° 42 ′ 13.1 ″ E )52.423235 9.703644	The oak is rare because of its size and particularly beautiful because of its stately growth with a pronounced treetop.
ND-H 250	Oak on the property Alt-Vinnhorst 64 ("Luthereiche")	Vinnhorst ( 52 ° 25 ′ 26.7 ″ N , 9 ° 42 ′ 24.7 ″ E )52.424084 9.706863	The oak is a particularly large, beautiful tree that characterizes the townscape. It was planted on November 10, 1883 by the teacher Mohrhoff and a school class in honor of Martin Luther's 400th birthday in front of the Vinnhorster schoolhouse. This is why it is also known as the "Luther Oak".
ND-H 254	Copper beech	Südstadt ( 52 ° 22 ′ 10.5 ″ N , 9 ° 45 ′ 20.9 ″ E )52.369586 9.7558	Impressive tree in the garden of the Henriettenstiftung, around 270 years old.	Age, vitality, individuality and beauty

Former natural monuments

When the Hanover region took over responsibility, numerous natural monuments in the city of Hanover lost their status. Since then, protection has been lifted for other natural monuments.

number	designation	Place, location	description	Protective reason
ND-H 239	Chestnuts at the old village schoolhouse in Vahrenwald	Vahrenwald ( 52 ° 23 ′ 55.4 ″ N , 9 ° 44 ′ 1.1 ″ E )52.39871 9.73364	For local history reasons, the trees are protected as the remains of a former avenue that led to the village schoolhouse. One of the 4 trees was felled in 2015/16, the others are no longer recognizable as an avenue. Therefore deleted from the list of monuments in October 2016.	Local lore
ND-H 249	Oak in front of the property at Voltmerstrasse 45	Hainholz Voltmerstrasse 45 ( 52 ° 24 ′ 2.9 ″ N , 9 ° 42 ′ 54.3 ″ E )52.400793 9.715084	The oak is beautiful and rare because of its size. Now part of a row of trees. The tree was removed from the list of monuments in October 2016 because it had lost its impact on the townscape.
ND-HS 15	Ash	Sticks ( coordinates are missing! Help me. )	Rare in the area because of its size. The tree was lost and had to be felled for reasons of traffic safety.	rarity
ND-HS 31	Oak	Groß Buchholz ( coordinates are missing! Help me. )	Grown particularly well, witness to the village past. The tree was lost and had to be felled for reasons of traffic safety.
ND-HS 44	Oak	Vinnhorst ( coordinates are missing! Help me. )	Rare because of its size, particularly beautiful and defining the townscape. The tree was lost and had to be felled for reasons of traffic safety.

Web links

Commons : Natural monuments in Hanover - collection of images, videos and audio files

Lower Saxony Ministry for the Environment, Energy and Climate Protection: The nature reserves of Lower Saxony on the interactive environmental map

Individual evidence

^ Hanover region. Environment department. Nature conservation team 36.04, 36.05 AG landscape framework plan: landscape framework plan for the Hanover region. Status 2013. (pdf; 16.45 MB). hannover.de, p. 611 , accessed on May 13, 2015 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac Department of Environment: 19th Ordinance on Natural Monuments in the Hanover Region (New Regulation Ordinance). in Common Official Gazette for the Hanover Region and the State Capital Hanover (pdf; 63.3 kB). hannover.de, April 17, 2007, pp. 1–4 , accessed on January 9, 2016 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae Official Gazette special edition of October 4, 2010 Appendix 1 - pages 11 to 34 ; pdf (232.91 kB; accessed on March 10, 2015 at hannover.de)
↑ Appendix 1 to the 2nd amendment ordinance to the 19th ordinance on natural monuments in the Hanover region (new regulation ordinance) of 07.09.2010. (PDF; 5.27 MB) in: Joint Official Gazette for the Hanover Region and the State Capital Hanover No. 43/2016 . P. 451 , accessed April 26, 2019 .
↑ ^a ^b Annex 2 to the 2nd amendment ordinance to the 19th ordinance on natural monuments in the Hanover region (new regulation ordinance) of 07.09.2010. (PDF; 5.27 MB) in: Joint Official Gazette for the Hanover Region and the State Capital Hanover No. 43/2016 . P. 452 , accessed April 26, 2019 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f 15th ordinance on natural monuments in the Hanover region. in Official Gazette for the Hanover Region No. 22/2005 (pdf; 641.78 kB). hannover.de, May 19, 2005, pp. 182–190 , accessed on January 9, 2016 .

Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap

[LRP-1] Hanover region. Environment department. Nature conservation team 36.04, 36.05 AG landscape framework plan: landscape framework plan for the Hanover region. Status 2013. (pdf; 16.45 MB). hannover.de, p. 611 , accessed on May 13, 2015 .

[VO19-2] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac Department of Environment: 19th Ordinance on Natural Monuments in the Hanover Region (New Regulation Ordinance). in Common Official Gazette for the Hanover Region and the State Capital Hanover (pdf; 63.3 kB). hannover.de, April 17, 2007, pp. 1–4 , accessed on January 9, 2016 .

[AS1-3] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae Official Gazette special edition of October 4, 2010 Appendix 1 - pages 11 to 34 ; pdf (232.91 kB; accessed on March 10, 2015 at hannover.de)

[VO19A2-4] Appendix 1 to the 2nd amendment ordinance to the 19th ordinance on natural monuments in the Hanover region (new regulation ordinance) of 07.09.2010. (PDF; 5.27 MB) in: Joint Official Gazette for the Hanover Region and the State Capital Hanover No. 43/2016 . P. 451 , accessed April 26, 2019 .

[VO19A3-5] Annex 2 to the 2nd amendment ordinance to the 19th ordinance on natural monuments in the Hanover region (new regulation ordinance) of 07.09.2010. (PDF; 5.27 MB) in: Joint Official Gazette for the Hanover Region and the State Capital Hanover No. 43/2016 . P. 452 , accessed April 26, 2019 .

[VO15-6] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f 15th ordinance on natural monuments in the Hanover region. in Official Gazette for the Hanover Region No. 22/2005 (pdf; 641.78 kB). hannover.de, May 19, 2005, pp. 182–190 , accessed on January 9, 2016 .