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 392 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 shares border with is recorded as Hamelin-Pyrmont District[11].
  • Hildesheim's shares border with is recorded as Holzminden[12].
  • Hildesheim's shares border with is recorded as Northeim[13].
  • Hildesheim's shares border with is recorded as Goslar district[14].
  • Hildesheim's shares border with is recorded as Wolfenbüttel district[15].
  • Hildesheim's shares border with is recorded as Salzgitter[16].
  • Hildesheim's shares border with is recorded as Peine[17].
  • Hildesheim's shares border with is recorded as Hannover Region[18].
  • Hildesheim is named after Hildesheim[19].
  • Hildesheim's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Algermissen[20].
  • Hildesheim's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sarstedt[21].
  • Hildesheim's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lamspringe[22].
  • Hildesheim's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Freden[23].
  • Hildesheim's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sibbesse[24].
  • Hildesheim's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Alfeld (Leine)[25].
  • Hildesheim's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bockenem[26].
  • Hildesheim's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Diekholzen[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 covers an area of {'amount': '+1206.00'}[34]. Hildesheim sits at an elevation of {'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 marks the founding of Hildesheim[39]. Hildesheim is named after Hildesheim[19].

Why It Matters

Hildesheim draws 392 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 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  25. [4] . wikidata.org.
  26. [39] . wikidata.org.
  27. [36] . wikidata.org.
  28. [37] . wikidata.org.
  29. [38] . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] . wikidata.org.
  31. [34] . 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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  1. 8d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Contains the administrative territorial entity Algermissen, Sarstedt, Lamspringe +17
    Instance of district of Lower Saxony
    Member of
    Area {'amount': '+1206.00'}
    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/53411|batch #53411]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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