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    Hildesheim (German: [ˈhɪldəsˌhaɪm] ⓘ; Low German: Hilmessen or Hilmssen; Latin: Hildesia) is a city in Lower Saxony, in north-central Germany with 101,693 inhabitants. It is in the district of Hildesheim , about 30 km (19 mi) southeast of Hanover on the banks of the Innerste River, a small tributary of the Leine River.

    • St Michael’s Church. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, this church was completed in the early 11th century in the Ottonian style, which came before the Romanesque in Germany.
    • St Mary’s Cathedral. Hildesheim’s Romanesque cathedral was razed during the Second World War, but was quickly restored in the 1950s and then again over the last few years.
    • Knochenhaueramtshaus. The most photographed half-timbered house in Hildesheim was first built on the Historic Market Place in 1529. This multi-storey edifice with a big slate-clad gable was the old city’s butchers’ guildhall, and is replete with decoration, on its carved corbels and in the panels above the windows.
    • Historic Market Place. You wouldn’t believe it now, but in the decades after the Second World War the Historic Market Place was surrounded by modern concrete buildings.
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    • Mariendom. Cathedral. Share. Mariendom, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is among the oldest episcopal churches in the country. Behind the stone facade of this structure are housed the famous bronze castings of the Christ Column and the Bernward Doors, examples of pure artistic genius.
    • St. Michael's Church. Church. Share. The UNESCO World Heritage Site of St. Michael’s Church is an immensely significant piece of medieval architecture. The stunning ceiling painting of the church that depicts the genealogy of Christ is the central attraction of the church.
    • Roemer- and Pelizaeus-Museum. Museum. Share. This archeological museum is a must-visit for anyone interested in natural history, applied arts, graphics, German history, ethnology, or archeology.
    • Butchers' Guildhall. Market. Share. Butchers’ Guildhall (Knochenhaueramtshaus), looming over the historic market square of Hildesheim, is among the tallest half-timbered structures in Germany.
    • Dhananjay K. 1 contribution. Golden place. It's very good spot to visit I liked that place and environment very much people are enjoying it's old antic style buildings attracts everyone.
    • dgjohansson. Ronneby, Sweden 1,600 contributions. The better church if you need to pick only one. This is the more inteesting church compared to the Saint Mary Cathedral.
    • Anny454. Chipping Norton, UK97 contributions. World Class Treasures in a Great New Home. I visited Hildesheim particularly to see the Bernward treasures in their new setting of the museum.
    • dgjohansson. Ronneby, Sweden 1,600 contributions. The second best church in town. This cathedral has a few intersting spots which motivates a visit. The small chapel inside the cloister is a nice spot which also containes the 1000 years old rose plant, which inspire a lot of naming of things in town.
  2. Hildesheim. Hildesheim is best known for its churches, two of which – Hildesheim Cathedral and St. Michael's Church – bear witness to Romanesque-style religious art from the Holy Roman Empire in an extraordinary fashion.

  3. Hildesheim ( [hɪldəshaɪ̯m] , niederdeutsch Hilmessen/Hilmssen, lateinisch Hildesia) ist eine Großstadt und Oberzentrum in Niedersachsen. Sie liegt rund 30 Kilometer südöstlich der Landeshauptstadt Hannover und hat 102.325 Einwohner (Stand: 31. Dezember 2023).

  4. Hildesheim, city, Lower Saxony Land (state), north-central Germany. It lies southeast of Hannover on the Innerste River in the foothills of the Harz Mountains. Originally it was a fort on the trade route between Cologne and Magdeburg.

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