Hildesheim

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Hildesheim is a historic city in northern Germany renowned for its medieval architecture and UNESCO-listed Romanesque churches.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
adminCenterOf Hildesheim district
areaCode 05121
cathedralDedication Virgin Mary
surface form: Blessed Virgin Mary
cathedralName Hildesheim Cathedral
climateClassification temperate oceanic climate
country Germany
distanceToHanover about 30 km southeast
economicRole regional service center
economicSector education
manufacturing
tourism
foundedBy Emperor Louis the Pious
surface form: Louis the Pious
foundingDate 815
hasHigherEducationInstitution Hildesheim University of Applied Sciences and Arts
hasLandmark Half-timbered houses
Marktplatz (market square)
Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum
St. Michael’s Church
hasTwinTown Angoulême NERFINISHED
Gelendzhik
Halle, Belgium
surface form: Halle (Belgium)

Weston-super-Mare
hasUniversity University of Hildesheim
surface form: Hildesheim University
historicalEvent heavily damaged in World War II bombings
historicalStatus bishopric seat
medieval trading town
isPartOf Hildesheim district
language German
localDialectRegion Low Saxon dialect continuum
surface form: Low German area
locatedIn Lower Saxony
Northern Germany
surface form: northern Germany
locatedOnRiver Innerste
notableFor Romanesque churches
UNESCO World Heritage Site
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Sites

medieval architecture
populationApprox over 100,000 inhabitants
postalCodeRange 31101–31141
reconstruction post-war rebuilding of historic center
region Hanover Region
surface form: Hanover Region (planning region)
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time
tourismAttractionType medieval townscape
religious heritage
UNESCOInscriptionYear 1985
UNESCOSite St. Mary’s Cathedral
St. Michael’s Church
vehicleRegistrationCode HI

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