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If your idea of the perfect New England experience involves a big green space surrounded by stately brick buildings, be sure to visit Hanover, a thriving university town in the Connecticut River Valley about a half-hour's drive north of Cornish and right across the river from Norwich, Vermont. Settled in 1765, the town was first home to early colonists who were granted a charter by King George III to establish a college here. The school was named for the second Earl of Dartmouth, its first trustee, and ever since it has had a profound impact in shaping this community. The handsome, oversized village green marks a permeable border between college and town. In summer, the green is an ideal destination for strolling and lounging. The best way to explore Hanover is on foot, so your first job is to park your car, which can be trying during peak seasons (fall foliage and whenever school is in session or when there are events here). Try the municipal lots west of Main Street if you can't find a meter. Once here, the chief attraction is the campus of Dartmouth College itself. But downtown also offers fine restaurants, galleries, bookstores, and taverns. Just south of Hanover on Route 120 is the working-class town of Lebanon, a commercial center that has a well-grounded feel to it. (If you're looking for the New York Times, stay in Hanover; if you need a wrench, though, head for Lebanon.) The town has its own village green to do it proud, as well as a handful of shops
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| History (Source: WCities) | Top | In 1156 the town of Hanover belonged to a Count of Lauenrode and was an unimportant place. The name "Hanovere" was given to a group of farms on the banks of the Leine and was later passed on to the market-settlement founded by Count Hildebold between 1124 and 1141. " Ego Hanoverensis sum " were the words Henry The Lion had stamped on the Hanover silver coin in 1180 "I am a Hanoverian", showing that the great 12th Century man must have been an early fan of this town. Indeed, it was the Lion who ordered that the settlement be enlarged and reinforced, a decision that showed foresight and proved very important for the town. The small fishing settlement developed into a town under the protection of the Dukes of Roden and was then sold to the Welfen. In 1241 Duke Otto granted the town the rights of a borough. This certificate is the oldest document of Hanover's history. By that time, Hanover was already a thriving community of established traders and craftsmen. In the 14th Century the city was fortified with a solid surrounding wall. There were three gates in the wall: the Leintor, Aegidientor and Steintor . Three gothic churches were built in the same century, Aegidienkirche , Marktkirche and Kreuzkirche. A hundred years later the old town hall was built next to the Marktkirche , all in the common brickwork style of northern Germany. At that time Hanover became bigger and bigger. Its citizens were confident enough to profess their belief in the teachings
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| How To Get There (Source: WCities) | Top | Getting There Air The Hanover International Airport provides domestic and international service into northwest Germany. Hanover International Airport ( HAJ ) +49 511 977 1899 http://www.hannover-airport.de/ Airlines serving the Airport include: Air Berlin ( +49 180 573 7800 / http://www.airberlin.com/ ) Air Europa ( +49 902 401 501 / http://www.air-europa.com/ ) Air France ( +49 511 977 4291 / http://www.airfrance.com/ ) British Airways ( +49 511 977 2165 / http://www.british-airways.com/ ) Condor ( +1 800 524 6975 / http://www7.condor.com/ ) Hapag-Lloyd Express ( +180 509 3 509 / http://www.hlx.com/ ) KLM ( +180 521 4201 / http://www.klm.com/ ) Lufthansa ( +180 380 3803 / http://www.Lufthansa.de/ ) SAS ( +180 323 4023 / http://www.scandinavian.net/ ) Sun Express ( +61 793 9280 / http://www.sunexpress.com.tr/ ) Swissair ( +49 511 977 2915 / http://www.swiss.com/ ) Turkish Airlines ( +49 511 30 48 20 / http://www.turkishairlines.com/ ) From the Airport Public Transport: The S-Bahn’s ( suburban railway line ) S5 runs between the Hannover Airport and Hannover Central Station. Service is every 30 minutes daily 5a-Mid. Bus 471 ( http://www.efa.de/ ) provides service two to three times per hour from the Airport with various stops into Langenhagen. Shuttle Service: The Flughafen Transfer Hannover GmbH ( +49 0511 977 2240 ) is a 24-hour door-to-door transport service that is qui
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| What To Do (Source: WCities) | Top | Museums & Galleries Hanover has quite a few art museums and galleries, some of which have a very good reputation worldwide. Internationally renowned is the Sprengel Museum for its collection of classic Modern art. Located right beside the Maschsee, it presents high value exponents from recent times: Beckmann, Chagall, Ernst, Klee, Nolde, Picasso and also Hanover's famous Dadaist Kurt Schwitters. Also, a very interesting place is the Kestnermuseum . Since 1884, it has presented diplomat and collector August Kestner's collection. Above all you can see exponents from Egypt, Greek, Etrustic, Roman and post-antique art here. Also on show here are many modern, contemporary art galleries. Something not to forget is the Wilhelm-Busch-Museum (named after the first comic artist in the world who lived in a village near Hanover). You can expect ever-changing exhibitions of comic, cartoon, caricature and graphic art in this classic little palace in the middle of the Herrenhäuser Gärten . Of course you can find Wilhelm Busch's works here too. Cinema The cinematic scene in Hanover is very hard to beat. You won't be able to find another German city that presents such a large and varied program. A cinema worth mentioning is Cinemas on the Raschplatz. Here you can see the latest Hollywood movies plus a great selection of independent films. Theater You can expect to see plays of an international standard on Hanover's stages. It took some time; however, for
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