Hildesheim

Hildesheim Hilmessen/ Hilmssen (Low German)
City
Clockwise from top: St. Mary's Cathedral( UNESCO World Heritage Site), half-timbered houses at the Brühlstreet, St. Andrews Church, St. Michael's Church(UNESCO World Heritage Site), Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museumand the Historic Market Place
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Hildesheim within Hildesheim district
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Coordinates:52°09′N09°57′E / 52.150°N 9.950°E /52.150; 9.950
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Hildesheim
Government
•Lord mayor(2021–26)	Ingo Meyer[1](Ind.)
Area
• Total	92.18 km2(35.59 sq mi)
Elevation	81 m (266 ft)
Population (2022-12-31) [2]
• Total	101,858
• Density	1,100/km2(2,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00(CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00(CEST)
Postal codes	31134–31141
Dialling codes	05121
Vehicle registration	HI, ALF
Website	www.hildesheim.de

St Mary's Cathedral and St Michael's Church at Hildesheim

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Ottonian architecturein St. Michael's Church
Criteria	Cultural: i, ii, iii
Reference	187
Inscription	1987 (11thSession)
Area	0.58 ha
Buffer zone	157.68 ha

Hildesheim(German:[ˈhɪldəsˌhaɪm]^ⓘ;Low German:HilmessenorHilmssen;Latin:Hildesia) is a city inLower Saxony, in north-centralGermanywith 101,693 inhabitants.^[3]It is in the district ofHildesheim, about 30 km (19 mi) southeast ofHanoveron the banks of theInnersteRiver, a small tributary of theLeineRiver.

TheHoly Roman EmperorLouis the Piousfounded the Bishopric of Hildesheim in 815 and created the first settlement with a chapel on the so-calledDomhügel.

Hildesheim is situated on the north–southAutobahn 7, and hence is connected with Hamburg in the north and Austria in the south.

With theHildesheim Cathedraland theSt. Michael's Church, Hildesheim became aUNESCO World Heritage Sitein 1985.

In 2015 the city and the diocese celebrated their 1200th anniversary.

According to tradition, the city was named after its founderHildwin.^[4]The city is one of the oldest cities inNorthern Germany, became the seat of theBishopric of Hildesheimin 815 and may have been founded when the bishop moved fromElzeto thefordacross the RiverInnerste, which was an important market on theHellwegtrade route. The settlement around the cathedral very quickly developed into a town and was grantedmarket rightsbyKing Otto IIIin 983.^[5]Originally the market was held in a street calledAlter Markt(Old Market) which still exists today. The first marketplace was laid out around the churchSt. Andreas. When the city grew further, a larger market place became necessary. The present market place of Hildesheim was laid out at the beginning of the 13th century when the city had about 5,000 inhabitants.

When Hildesheim obtainedcity statusin 1249, it was one of the biggest cities in Northern Germany.^[6]For four centuries the clergy ruled Hildesheim, before a town Hall was built and the citizens gained some influence and independence. Construction of the present Town Hall started in 1268.^[7]In 1367 Hildesheim became a member of theHanseatic League. A war between the citizens and their bishop cost dearly in 1519–23 when they engaged in a feud.

Hildesheim becameLutheranin 1542, and only the cathedral and a few other buildings remained in Imperial (Roman Catholic) hands. Several villages around the city remained Roman Catholic as well.

During theThirty Years' War, Hildesheim was besieged and occupied several times: in 1628 and 1632 by imperial troops; and in 1634 by troops from Brunswick and Lüneburg.^[8]

In 1813, after theNapoleonic Wars, the town became part of theKingdom of Hanover, which was annexed by theKingdom of Prussiaas aprovinceafter theAustro-Prussian Warin 1866. In 1868 a highly valuable trove of about 70 Roman silver vessels for eating and drinking, the so-calledHildesheim Treasure, was unearthed by Prussian soldiers.

Early inWorld War II, Nazi roundups of the Jewish population began, and hundreds of Hildesheim's Jews were sent toconcentration camps. Hildesheim was the location of aforced laboursubcamp of the Nazi prison inCelle, and a subcamp of theNeuengamme concentration camp.^[9][10]After the dissolution of the latter, the surviving prisoners were sent on adeath marchtoAhlem.^[10]The city was heavily damaged byBritish air raidsin 1945, especially on 22 March. Although Hildesheim had little military significance, two months before the end of the war the historic city wasbombedas part of Britain′sArea Bombing Directivein order to undermine German civilian morale. As a result, 29% of the houses were destroyed and 45% damaged, while only 26% of the houses remained undamaged. The centre, which had retained its medieval character until then, was almost leveled. Destruction in the city as a whole was estimated at 20 to 30 percent.^[11]Around 200 out of 800 half timer framed houses survived.^[12]

During the war, valuable world heritage materials had been hidden in underground cellars. After the war and its aftermath, priority was given to rapid building of housing, and concrete structures took the place of the wrecked historic buildings. Most of the major churches – two of them now UNESCO World Heritage sites – were rebuilt in the original style soon after the war.

In 1978, theUniversity of Hildesheimwas founded. In the 1980s a reconstruction of the historic centre began. Some of the unattractive concrete buildings around the market place were torn down and replaced by replicas of the original buildings. In the autumn of 2007, a decision was made to reconstruct theUmgestülpter Zuckerhut(Upended Sugarloaf), an iconic half-timbered house famous for its unusual shape. In 2015 the city and the diocese celebrates their 1200 anniversary with theDay of Lower Saxony.

In 1542 most of the inhabitants became Lutherans. Today, 28.5% of the inhabitants identify themselves as Roman Catholics (Hildesheim Diocese) and 38.3% as Protestants (Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover). 33.0% of the inhabitants are adherents of other religions or do not have a religion at all. Up until 2015 theSerbian OrthodoxBishop of Germany had his seat in Himmelsthür (a locality of Hildesheim), before the seat moved to Frankfurt and, in 2018, to Düsseldorf.

• TheMarktplatz(historic market place) was reconstructed in 1984–1990 after its destruction in the March 1945 air raid. The more noteworthy buildings in the square are:
  • TheKnochenhaueramtshaus(Butchers' Guild Hall), originally built in 1529 and destroyed in 1945, it was reconstructed from 1987 to 1989 according to original plans. The façade is sumptuously decorated with colourful paintings and German proverbs. Today the building houses a restaurant and the City Museum.
  • TheBäckeramtshaus(Bakers' Guild Hall) is a half-timbered house which was originally built in 1825. It was destroyed in 1945 and rebuilt 1987-89. Today, it houses a café.
  • TheTown Hall, erected in the 13th century inGothicstyle. Partly destroyed in 1945, it was rebuilt and inaugurated in 1954.
  • TheTempelhaus, alate-Gothic14th-centurypatricianhouse, which today houses the tourist information office. It suffered some damage during the Second World War but was restored by 1950.
  • TheWedekindhaus, a 16th-century patrician house, is characterised by its high, ornately carved storeys including their ledges with depictions of allegorical figures.
  • The adjoiningLüntzelhauswas built in 1755 inBaroquestyle.
  • TheRolandhauswas originally built in the 14th century in Gothic style. In 1730, the house was remodelled, and a Baroque portal and a large bay window were added.
  • TheStadtschänke(Town Tavern) is a large half-timbered house which was originally built in 1666. The smaller adjoiningRococcohauswas built in 1730 inrococostyle.
  • TheWollenwebergildehaus(Weavers' Guild Hall) was approximately built in 1600.
• TheRomanesqueSt. Mary's Cathedral(Hildesheim Cathedral), with its ancient bronze doors (Bernward Doors) (c. 1015) and other treasures. The cathedral was built in the 9th century, but almost completely destroyed in 1945; it was reconstructed soon after the war. It has been listed as aUNESCOWorld Heritage Sitesince 1985. The "Thousand-year Rose" is a reputedly 1,000‑year‑olddog rosebush, allegedly the world's oldest livingrose. It continues to flourish on the wall of the cathedral apse.
  • Museum of the Cathedral:Cathedral Treasure.
• St. Michael's Church(UNESCO World Heritage Site) – an earlyRomanesquechurch in Germany and an example ofOttonianarchitecture. It was built from 1010 to 1022.
• TheSt. Andreas(St. Andrew's Church), a 12th-century Gothic church with thehighest church steeple(114.5 m) inLower Saxony. Opposite the church stands theUpended Sugarloaf, a half-timbered house dating from 1509.
• TheRoemer-und-Pelizaeus-Museum, with collections from ancientEgyptandPeruand special exhibitions.
• TheKreuzkirche(Church of the Holy Cross) was originally a part of the medieval fortifications. It was converted into a church around 1079, severely damaged in 1945 and rebuilt after the war.
• The RomanesqueBasilica MinorofSt. Godehard(St. Gotthard's Church), built 1133–1172, which is scheduled to become aUNESCOWorld Heritage Site in the near future. Other notable buildings stand opposite the church:St. Nicolai's Chapelis a former parish church which was built in the Romanesque style in the 12th century and transformed into a residential building after 1803, and theHospital of the Five Woundswhich is a large half-timbered house dating from 1770 with ahalf-hip roof.
• The churchSt. Lambertiis a late Gothic building, venue of a weekly concert series at market time.
• TheKehrwiederturm(Kehrwieder Tower), built around 1300, is the only remaining tower of themedievalfortifications.
• Half-timbered houseswhich were not destroyed duringWorld War IIcan be seen aroundSt. Godehardand theKehrwieder Tower, in the streets Keßlerstraße, Knollenstraße,Gelber Stern, Am Kehrwieder,Lappenberg, Brühl, Hinterer Brühl, and Godehardsplatz. Some of them have ornate wood carvings in their façades, e.g. theWernersches Haus(1606) in Godehardsplatz and theWaffenschmiedehaus(weapon smith house, 1548) at Gelber Stern.
• The churchSt. Jacobi(St. James' Church) is a 500-year-old pilgrim church in the Gothic style and was one of the many St. James chapels onSt. James's Path. Today the church is a culture church with emphasis on literature.
• The Monument of the Synagogue (consecrated in 1849 and destroyed in 1938 during theKristallnacht) was erected in 1988 in the old Jewish quarter onLappenbergStreet. The foundations were reconstructed to give observers an idea of how large the synagogue was. The reddish brick building (built around 1840) opposite was the Jewish school.
• Mauritiuskirche(St. Maurice's Church), a Romanesque church (11th century) on a hill in the west of the city in the quarter ofMoritzbergwith a cloister. The interior of the church is Baroque and the tower was added in 1765.
• Kaiserhaus(Emperor's House):Renaissancebuilding (1586) inAlter Markt, the oldest street of Hildesheim, rebuilt after the war. The façade is decorated with Roman statues and medallions. Opposite, there is a noteworthy sandstone bay window dating from 1568. Originally, it belonged to a private house which was torn down at the end of the 19th century. The bay window was dismantled before and added to another house in the eastern part of Hildesheim which remained undamaged during World War II. From there, the bay window was removed when the house was remodelled and added to the school at the present site in 1972.^[13]
• Close to theKaiserhaus(Emperor's house) theAlte Kemenate, a noteworthy medieval store house reaching a height of 5.5 meters, can be seen behind the school in the street Alter Markt. It has a rectangular basis measuring 6.5 meters × 5.0 meters and a cellar with a vaulted construction.^[14]The store house, one of the oldest profane buildings in Hildesheim, was built ofsandstonein a Gothic style the 15th century. According to other sources it might be even older, i.e. built between the end of the 11th and the middle of the 13th century.^[15]The building has two floors. As it did not consist of wood it did not burn down in 1945, but was only damaged and immediately repaired after the war. From 1945 - 1951 it was used for residential purposes. TheAlte Kemenateis not open to the public.
• St Magdalena's Church (Magdalenenkirche) is a small church with largelancet windowsin the historic street Old Market (Alter Markt) which was consecrated in 1224. It was originally built in a Romanesque style, but enlarged and remodelled in Gothic style in 1456. It houses a wooden altar (about 1520) with carvings and other works of art. The small street Süsternstraße features a well-preserved part of the medieval city wall with a round tower. Opposite the church, a tall half-timbered house which was rebuilt in 1981 on the medieval city wall can be seen in the small side street Mühlenstraße. The façade is decorated with wood carvings.
• Magdalenengarten, a Baroque park which was laid out in 1720–1725, is near St. Magdalena's Church. There are many different kinds of rose bush, a rose museum, pavilions, Baroque statues, a well-preserved part of the medieval city wall in it and even a vineyard yielding 100–200 bottles of wine per year. In spring a rare species of wild yellow tulip (tulipa sylvestris) blossoms in the western part of the park.
• St. Bernward's Church, aneo-Romanesquechurch built 1905–1907, destroyed in 1945 and rebuilt from 1948 to 1949, houses a Gothic wooden altarretabledating from the beginning of the 15th century.
• A part of the medieval defence system consisting of a wall with moats and ramparts, built around the city in the 13th century, is well preserved.Kalenberger Graben, an artificial lake, is a part of it. It is surrounded by a park. In April a rare species of wild yellow tulip (tulipa sylvestris) blossoms in the park.
• Steuerwald Castle(Burg Steuerwald) in the north of the city, about 3 km (2 mi) from the Market Place, was built 1310–13. Its tower (25 m) was added in 1325. The chapel, dedicated to St Magdalena, was originally built in the Romanesque style and transformed into a Gothic chapel in 1507. Today it is used for weddings and concerts.
• Marienburg Castle(Burg Marienburg) is in the southeast of Hildesheim, about 6 km (4 mi) from the Market Place. It was built 1346–1349.
• Sorsumis a former village in the West of Hildesheim which became a part of the city in 1974. There is a former domain, founded in the Middle Ages, which was transformed into a residential area after 2000. The pigeon tower, built in 1733, the large barn (1786) and the manor house dating from 1734 are the most notable sights in this rural part of Hildesheim.
• Marienrode Priory(Kloster Marienrode) is in the southwest of Hildesheim, about 6 km (4 mi) from the Market Place. It was founded in 1125. The foundation stone of the present church was laid in 1412. The church was built in Gothic style with three naves and completed in 1462. The Baroque ridge turret was added in the 18th century. In the church, there are two noteworthy Baroque altars dating from 1750 approximately and a Gothic sandstone sculpture of Saint Mary which was made in 1460. The organ dates from the middle of the 18th century. A small chapel of the priory, Saint Cosmas and Damian, which was built in 1792, was converted into a small Protestant church in 1830. The priory was dissolved in 1806, but returned to the Catholic Church in 1986. Since 1988, it has again been operated by nuns. Near the monastery there is a large fishpond with a tall windmill built in 1839.

Other places of interest include the theatre, offering opera, operetta and musicals, drama, ballet and concerts.

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  St. Michael's Church, UNESCO World Heritage
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  Bakers' Guild Hall and Butchers' Guild Hall in the Market Place
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  Historic Market Place with City Hall and market fountain
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  Saint Michael's Church and the tower of St. Andreas seen from St. Magdalena's Garden
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  Tempelhausin the historic Market Place
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  The Wernersches House(1606) is a half-timbered house with wood carvings in its façade.
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  Half-timbered houses in LappenbergStreet
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  Tower Kehrwiederturm(14th century)
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  Marienrode Priory
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  Renaissance bay window in Alter MarktStreet
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  River Innersteand Saint Magdalena's Church
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  Baroque park Magdalenengarten
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  Vineyard in Magdalenengarten
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  Alte Kemenate, a medieval store house (15th century)
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  St. Magdalena's Church
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  Half-timbered house (1981) built on the medieval city wall in Mühlenstraße

• 1911:Moritzberg
• 1912: Steuerwald
• 1938: Drispenstedt and Neuhof
• 1971: Ochtersum
• 1974: Achtum-Uppen, Bavenstedt, Einum, Himmelsthür, Itzum, Marienburg, Marienrode andSorsum

On 31 Dec 2017 Hildesheim had 103,970 inhabitants.^[16]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1400	6,000	—
1450	8,000	+33.3%
1648	5,500	−31.2%
1803	11,108	+102.0%
1825	12,630	+13.7%
1849	14,651	+16.0%
1871	20,801	+42.0%
1875	22,581	+8.6%
1890	33,481	+48.3%
1900	42,973	+28.4%
1910	50,239	+16.9%
1919	53,499	+6.5%
1925	58,522	+9.4%
1933	62,519	+6.8%
1939	72,101	+15.3%
1950	65,531	−9.1%
1961	96,296	+46.9%
1970	93,400	−3.0%
1975	106,000	+13.5%
1980	102,700	−3.1%
1985	100,900	−1.8%
1989	103,512	+2.6%
1997	105,700	+2.1%
2002	103,448	−2.1%
2013	100,708	−2.6%
2015	101,667	+1.0%
2017	103,970	+2.3%
2019	101,693	−2.2%

The following list shows the largest foreign groups in the city of Hildesheim as of 2013^[update]:^[17]

Rank	Nationality	Population (2016)
1	Turkey	2,395
2	Poland	764
3	Serbia	474
4	Italy	442
5	Iraq	299
6	Syria	268
7	Russia	254
8	Bulgaria	243

• 1803–1843: Georg Otto Ferdinand Lohde
• 1843–1848: Carl Christoph Lüntzel
• 1848: Commissioned by Oberg, Starke, and Wynecken
• 1848–1852: Amtsassessor Domeier
• 1853–1875: Paul Johann Friedrich Boysen
• 1876–1895: Gustav Struckmann
• 1895–1896: Hans Ukert, not as mayor
• 1896–1909: Gustav Struckmann, reelected
• 1909–1937: Ernst Ehrlicher
• 1945–1946: Erich Bruschke
• 1946–1950: Albin Hunger
• 1950–1952: Friedrich Lekve
• 1952–1958: Albin Hunger, reelected
• 1958–1959: Paul Lienke
• 1959–1964: Martin Boyken
• 1964–1968: Friedrich Nämsch
• 1968–1972: Martin Boyken, reelected
• 1972–1975: Friedrich Nämsch, reelected
• 1975–1981: Heiko Klinge
• 1981–1991: Gerold Klemke
• 1991–2001: Kurt Machens
• 2001–2005: Dr. Ulrich Kumme
• 2005–2014: Kurt Machens, reelected
• 2014–present: Dr. Ingo Meyer

Hildesheim istwinnedwith:^[18]

• M'era Luna Festival, Europe's most important event of thegothicandwavescene
• "Jazztime" festival on the weekend of Pentecost (in May or June)

Important and significant companies in the city of Hildesheim are:

• Robert Bosch Car Multimedia
• St. Bernward Hospital
• Helios Hospital
• Sparkasse Hildesheim
• KSM Castings Group
• Petrofer Chemie H. R.
• Optimal Personal & Organisation
• Medifox DAN
• Howmet Aerospace

Hildesheim has an efficient traffic infrastructure: it is a regional hub for national roads and railway (Hildesheim Hauptbahnhofis served byInterCityExpressservices), is connected to themotorway(Autobahn), has a harbour on theMittellandkanal(canal) and Hildesheim Betriebsgesellschaft Airfield.

There are manysecondary schools(Gymnasiums,comprehensive schoolsand subject-specific secondary schools): Gymnasium Andreanum, Gymnasium Marienschule, Gymnasium Josephinum Hildesheim, Scharnhorstgymnasium Hildesheim, Goethegymnasium Hildesheim, Michelsenschule, Gymnasium Himmelsthür. Further: Freie Waldorfschule Hildesheim, Robert-Bosch-Gesamtschule. Friedrich-List-Schule (Fachgymnasium Wirtschaft), Herman-Nohl-Schule (Fachgymnasium Gesundheit und Soziales), Walter-Gropius-Schule (Berufsbildende Schule), Werner-von-Siemens-Schule (Fachgymnasium Technik), Elisabeth-von-Rantzau-Schule (Fachakademie für Sozialmanagement).

Tertiary Educationcan be achieved at theUniversity of HildesheimorHochschule für angewandte Wissenschaft und Kunst(HAWK), aco-operationwith the cities ofHolzmindenandGöttingen.

The community has the headquarters of theSerbian Orthodox Eparchy of Frankfurt and all of Germany.^[19]

• Gotthard of Hildesheim(960–1038), Roman Catholic saint
• Bernward of Hildesheim(960–1022),Bishop of Hildesheim
• Leo of Vercelli(ca 965–1026), prelate who served as theBishop of Vercellifrom 999
• Benno of Meissen(ca 1010–1106), namedBishop of Meissenin 1066, canonized in 1523.
• Adelog of Hildesheim(died 1190),Bishop of Hildesheimfrom 1171 to 1190
• John of Hildesheim(ca 1310–1375),Carmelitefriarand writer
• Didrik Pining(1430–1491), explorer of the North Atlantic &privateer
• Eva von Trott(1505–1567), the royal mistress ofHenry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, from 1522 until 1567.
• Christoph Daniel Ebeling(1741–1817), scholar who studied the geography and history of North America.^[20]
• Frederick Hornemann(1772–1801), German African explorer.^[21]
• Philip Marheineke(1780–1846), Protestant church leader.^[22]
• Christian August Brandis(1790–1867), philologist and historian of philosophy.^[23]
• Moritz Güdemann(1835–1918), an Austrian rabbi, historian andChief rabbiof Vienna.
• Henry Rathbone(1837–1911), US Consul, committed to an asylum for the criminally insane after murdering his wife
• Jakob Guttmann(1845–1919), chief rabbi locally, 1874 and 1892 and philosopher
• Adolf Bertram(1859–1945), German Roman Catholic bishop andcardinal
• Julius Guttmann(1880–1950), German andIsraelirabbi, Jewish philosopher and historian
• Wilhelm Koppe(1896–1975),Obergruppenführerand General der Waffen-SS und Polizei
• Harald Freiherr von Elverfeldt(1900–1945), a general in theWehrmachtduring World War II
• Karl Hamann(1903–1973), 1948–51 chairman of theLDPDand minister
• Wolfram Sievers(1905–1948), Nazi war criminal and director ofAhnenerbe, executed for war crimes
• Stefan Schostok(born 1964), politician,Mayor of Hanoverfrom 2013 to 2019.
• Andreas Bovenschulte(born 1965), politician,mayor of Bremensince 2019
• Mauritius Wilde(born 1965), a Benedictine monk, priest, professor, podcaster, spiritual director and author.
• Hubertus Heil(born 1972), politician (SPD) & Govt. minister
• Prince Ernst August of Hanover(born 1983), hereditary Prince of Hannover
• Christian von Hanover(born 1985) a German prince in pretense

• Wilhelm Schmidthild(1876–1951), painter, graphic artist, illustrator and art professor.
• Erich Pommer(1889–1966), film producer
• Eberhard Schlotter(1921–2014), painter and graphic artist
• Guy Stern(born 1922), American literary critic and honorary citizen of the city
• Lily Franz(1924–2011), aSintiwriter, lived locally
• Hans Raffert(1927–2005), chef, he wasWhite House Executive Cheffrom 1988 to 1992.
• Rudolf Schenker(born 1948),guitaristand founding member of thehard rockbandScorpions
• Bernd Clüver(1948–2011), crooner, sangThe boy with the harmonica
• Michael Schenker(born 1955), German rock guitarist, founding member of theScorpionsand of the bandUFO
• Thomas Quasthoff(born 1959), German bass-baritone singer
• TwinsWolfgangandChristoph Lauenstein(born 1962), winners of anAcademy Awardin 1989 for their filmBalance
• Petra Hartmann(born 1970), novelist, journalist and author.
• Diane Kruger(born 1976), supermodel and actress, who played Helen in the filmTroy

• Ludolph van Ceulen(1540–1610), a German-Dutch mathematicianl he emigrated to the Netherlands.
• Catharina Helena Dörrien(1717–1795), botanist
• Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link(1767–1851), naturalist and botanist.
• Friedrich Adolph Roemer(1809–1869), geologist.^[24]
• Ferdinand von Roemer(1818–1891), geologist.^[25]
• Adolf Hurwitz(1859–1919),mathematician, worked on algebra, analysis, geometry and number theory.
• Heinrich Nordhoff(1899–1968), engineer, Chairman ofVolkswagenand key figure in the VW Beetle's history
• Sir Hans Adolf KrebsFRS(1900–1981), physician and biochemist,Physiology and Medicinein 1953
• Oskar Schindler(1908–1974), German industrialist, died in Hildesheim,Righteous Among the Nations, about whom the book Schindler's Ark was written; see also the filmSchindler's List
• Fuad El-Hibri(1958–2022), a German-American businessman and philanthropist, foundedEmergent BioSolutions

• Wolfgang Danne(born 1941), figure skater, team bronze medallist at the1968 Winter Olympics
• Björn Schnake(born 1971), Paralympic table tennis player, team bronze medallist at the2020 Summer Paralympics
• Maik Taylor(born 1971),Northern IrelandandBirmingham Cityfootballer, played 502 games and 88 forNorthern Ireland
• Sara Harstick(born 1981), freestyle swimmer, bronze medallist at the2000and2004 Summer Olympics

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  Spherical Panorama of the Market Place
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  Knochenhaueramtshaus before the destruction on 22 March 1945
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  St Andreaskirche, Hildesheim, 114 m high steeple
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  Basilica of St Godehard
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  St Lamberti, Hildesheim, 2007, with the new spire
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  Market Place (Markt) on an autumn evening
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  St Mauritius Church
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  Half-timbered houses in Keßlerstraße
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  Half-timbered houses in street "Hinterer Brühl"
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  Abbey of the Dormition of the Theotokos
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  The town hall around 1900

• Metropolitan region Hannover-Braunschweig-Göttingen-Wolfsburg

• The city's own website.
• 360° Panoramas Hildesheim
• Article about Hildesheim from the early 1900s
• Pictures