Hildesheim

Summary

Hildesheim is a large independent city of Lower Saxony^[1]. Hildesheim draws 1,444 Wikipedia views per month (large_independent_city_of_lower_saxony category, ranking #2 of 6).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hildesheim was a member of Mayors for Peace^[3].
• Hildesheim was a member of Niedersächsischer Städtetag^[4].
• Hildesheim is located in Hildesheim^[5].
• Hildesheim is in the country of Germany^[6].
• Hildesheim's head of government is recorded as Ingo Meyer^[7].
• Hildesheim's head of government is recorded as Arnold Albrecht^[8].
• Hildesheim's instance of is recorded as large independent city of Lower Saxony^[9].
• Hildesheim's instance of is recorded as big city^[10].
• Hildesheim's instance of is recorded as Hanseatic city^[11].
• Hildesheim's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany^[12].
• Hildesheim's instance of is recorded as district capital^[13].
• Hildesheim's instance of is recorded as Einheitsgemeinde of Lower Saxony^[14].
• Hildesheim's shares border with is recorded as Harsum^[15].
• Hildesheim's shares border with is recorded as Schellerten^[16].
• Hildesheim's shares border with is recorded as Bad Salzdetfurth^[17].
• Hildesheim's shares border with is recorded as Diekholzen^[18].
• Hildesheim's shares border with is recorded as Despetal^[19].
• Hildesheim's shares border with is recorded as Betheln^[20].
• Hildesheim's shares border with is recorded as Nordstemmen^[21].
• Hildesheim's shares border with is recorded as Giesen^[22].
• Hildesheim's twinned administrative body is recorded as Angoulême^[23].
• Hildesheim's twinned administrative body is recorded as Weston-super-Mare^[24].
• Hildesheim's twinned administrative body is recorded as Padang^[25].
• Hildesheim's twinned administrative body is recorded as Halle (Saale)^[26].
• Hildesheim's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gelendzhik^[27].

Body

Geography

Hildesheim is in the country of Germany^[6]. Hildesheim is located in Hildesheim^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+99979'}^[28], {'amount': '+105439'}^[29], {'amount': '+102794'}^[30], {'amount': '+101687'}^[31], {'amount': '+101701'}^[32], and {'amount': '+101744'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include large independent city of Lower Saxony^[9], big city^[10], Hanseatic city^[11], urban municipality in Germany^[12], district capital^[13], and Einheitsgemeinde of Lower Saxony^[14].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Hildesheim include Hildesheim^[34], a district of Lower Saxony^[35], in Germany^[36], founded in 1885^[37], headquartered in Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Hildesheim^[38]; Hildesheim airfield^[39], an air base^[40], in Germany^[41]; and Hildesheim Government Region^[42], a government region of Lower Saxony^[43], in German Empire^[44], founded in 1885^[45].

Why It Matters

Hildesheim draws 1,444 Wikipedia views per month (large_independent_city_of_lower_saxony category, ranking #2 of 6).^[2] Hildesheim has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] Hildesheim is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

Entities named for Hildesheim include Hildesheim^[34], a district of Lower Saxony^[35], in Germany^[36], founded in 1885^[37], headquartered in Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Hildesheim^[38]; Hildesheim airfield^[39], an air base^[40], in Germany^[41]; and Hildesheim Government Region^[42], a government region of Lower Saxony^[43], in German Empire^[44], founded in 1885^[45].