Hildesheim

district in Lower Saxony, Germany
AdministrativeArea district_of_lower_saxony Q5978
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Hildesheim

Summary

Hildesheim is a district of Lower Saxony[1]. Hildesheim draws 27 Wikipedia views per month (district_of_lower_saxony category, ranking #17 of 37).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hildesheim was a member of Mayors for Peace[3].
  • Hildesheim was a member of Niedersächsischer Landkreistag[4].
  • Hildesheim is located in Lower Saxony[5].
  • Hildesheim is located in Province of Hanover[6].
  • Hildesheim is in the country of Germany[7].
  • Hildesheim's head of government is recorded as Olaf Levonen[8].
  • Hildesheim's instance of is recorded as district of Lower Saxony[9].
  • Hildesheim's capital is recorded as Hildesheim[10].
  • Hildesheim's flag image is recorded as Flagge Landkreis Hildesheim.svg[11].
  • Hildesheim's shares border with is recorded as Hamelin-Pyrmont District[12].
  • Hildesheim's shares border with is recorded as Holzminden[13].
  • Hildesheim's shares border with is recorded as Northeim[14].
  • Hildesheim's shares border with is recorded as Goslar district[15].
  • Hildesheim's shares border with is recorded as Wolfenbüttel district[16].
  • Hildesheim's shares border with is recorded as Salzgitter[17].
  • Hildesheim's shares border with is recorded as Peine[18].
  • Hildesheim's shares border with is recorded as Hannover Region[19].
  • Hildesheim's coat of arms image is recorded as Wappen Landkreis Hildesheim.svg[20].
  • Hildesheim is named after Hildesheim[21].
  • Hildesheim's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Algermissen[22].
  • Hildesheim's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sarstedt[23].
  • Hildesheim's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lamspringe[24].
  • Hildesheim's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Freden[25].
  • Hildesheim's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sibbesse[26].
  • Hildesheim's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Alfeld (Leine)[27].

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Geography

Hildesheim is in the country of Germany[7]. Located in include Lower Saxony[5], a federated state of Germany[28], in Germany[29], founded in 1946[30] and Province of Hanover[6], a provinces of Prussia[31], in Kingdom of Prussia[32], founded in 1866[33].

Physical Characteristics

Hildesheim's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1206.00'}[34]. Hildesheim's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+80'}[35]. Population counts include {'amount': '+275330'}[36], {'amount': '+277300'}[37], and {'amount': '+276594'}[38].

Designation and Status

Hildesheim's instance of is recorded as district of Lower Saxony[9].

History and Context

+1885-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Hildesheim[39]. Hildesheim is named after Hildesheim[21].

Why It Matters

Hildesheim draws 27 Wikipedia views per month (district_of_lower_saxony category, ranking #17 of 37).[2] Hildesheim has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Hildesheim is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . wikidata.org.
  16. [6] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . mayorsforpeace.org. Retrieved . mayorsforpeace.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [4] . nlt.de. Retrieved . nlt.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [39] . wikidata.org.
  27. [36] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  28. [37] . www1.nls.niedersachsen.de. www1.nls.niedersachsen.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [38] . destatis.de. destatis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [35] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  31. [34] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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