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Together with the nearby Old Town Hall it is considered the southernmost example of the North German brick gothic architectural style. The roof and the vaults of the naves were destroyed in an air raid in 1943 and restored in 1952. The church is a hallenkirche (hall church).
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The red-brick Gothic Marktkirche St Georgii et Jacobi (1349–59), located in the Market Sq, is Hanover's largest Lutheran church. Its foundations date back to a Romanesque predecessor from around 1125; it was heavily damaged during WWII and rebuilt in 1952.
St. Nicholas' Chapel (German: Nikolaikapelle) is an architectural heritage monument (Baudenkmal) and the oldest building in Hanover, Germany.: 8 First built as a chapel dedicated to Saint Nicholas between 1250 and 1284 and a choir dating to 1325, it was damaged severely during the aerial bombings of Hanover during World War II.
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Early years
According to tradition, the city was named after its founder Hildwin. The city is one of the oldest cities in Northern Germany, became the seat of the Bishopric of Hildesheim in 815 and may have been founded when the bishop moved from Elze to the ford across the River Innerste, which was an important market on the Hellweg trade route. The settlement around the cathedral very quickly developed into a town and was granted market rights by King Otto III in 983. Originally the market was held in...
Middle Ages
When Hildesheim obtained city status in 1249, it was one of the biggest cities in Northern Germany. 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. In 1367 Hildesheim became a member of the Hanseatic League. A war between the citizens and their bishop cost dearly in 1519–23 when they engaged in a feud.
Reformation to 17th century
Hildesheim became Lutheranin 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 the Thirty 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.
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 the Serbian OrthodoxBishop of Germa...
The Marktplatz (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:The Romanesque St. 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 comp...St. Michael's Church (UNESCO World Heritage Site) – an early Romanesque church in Germany and an example of Ottonianarchitecture. It was built from 1010 to 1022.The St. Andreas (St. Andrew's Church), a 12th-century Gothic church with the highest church steeple (114.5 m) in Lower Saxony. Opposite the church stands the Upended Sugarloaf, a half-timbered hous...1911: Moritzberg1912: Steuerwald1938: Drispenstedt and Neuhof1971: OchtersumPopulation history
On 31 Dec 2017 Hildesheim had 103,970 inhabitants.
Largest minority groups
The following list shows the largest foreign groups in the city of Hildesheim as of 2013[update]:
1803–1843: Georg Otto Ferdinand Lohde1843–1848: Carl Christoph Lüntzel1848: Commissioned by Oberg, Starke, and Wynecken1848–1852: Amtsassessor DomeierM'era Luna Festival, Europe's most important event of the gothic and wavescene"Jazztime" festival on the weekend of Pentecost (in May or June)Important and significant companies in the city of Hildesheim are: 1. Robert Bosch Car Multimedia 2. St. Bernward Hospital 3. Helios Hospital 4. Sparkasse Hildesheim 5. KSM Castings Group 6. Petrofer Chemie H. R. 7. Optimal Personal & Organisation 8. Medifox DAN 9. Howmet Aerospace
Hildesheim has an efficient traffic infrastructure: it is a regional hub for national roads and railway (Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof is served by InterCityExpress services), is connected to the motorway (Autobahn), has a harbour on the Mittellandkanal(canal) and Hildesheim Betriebsgesellschaft Airfield.
There are many secondary 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-Gesamtsch...
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Hanover, former state of northwestern Germany, first an electorate (1692–1806) of the Holy Roman Empire, then a kingdom (1814–66), and finally a Prussian province (1866–1945).
