Hannover-Nordstadt
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The Nordstadt is the university quarter in the German city of Hanover
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It was originally characterized by small factories and a big railway freightyard closed in 1996. During World War II
large parts of the district were destroyed. Today, due to the university and cultural clubs, this district is a preferred residential area for students and people of immigrant background. An almost village-like atmosphere exists around the Luther Church (see photo) where a lot of pubs and small shops resides. Many alternative project groups have settled here and also numerous commune
s live in these houses. The disbanded factory area of the former "Sprengel Chocolate Factory" created a lot of newspaper headlines during the late eighties and early nineties because it was occupied by young people, most of them punks
. Here is where the "famous" annual riots called "Chaostage" took place, every first weekend in August.
Hanover
Hanover or Hannover, on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, under their title as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg...
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It was originally characterized by small factories and a big railway freightyard closed in 1996. During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
large parts of the district were destroyed. Today, due to the university and cultural clubs, this district is a preferred residential area for students and people of immigrant background. An almost village-like atmosphere exists around the Luther Church (see photo) where a lot of pubs and small shops resides. Many alternative project groups have settled here and also numerous commune
Commune (intentional community)
A commune is an intentional community of people living together, sharing common interests, property, possessions, resources, and, in some communes, work and income. In addition to the communal economy, consensus decision-making, non-hierarchical structures and ecological living have become...
s live in these houses. The disbanded factory area of the former "Sprengel Chocolate Factory" created a lot of newspaper headlines during the late eighties and early nineties because it was occupied by young people, most of them punks
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
. Here is where the "famous" annual riots called "Chaostage" took place, every first weekend in August.