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Hildesheim (district)
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Hildesheim is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Hanover, Peine, Wolfenbüttel, Goslar, Northeim, Holzminden, in 1885 the Prussian government established districts within the Province of Hanover. The present territory of the district was occupied by four districts, Hildesheim, Alfeld, Gronau, in 1932 the district of Gronau joined Alfeld, and the number of districts was reduced to three. The district of Alfeld remained in its former borders, in 1974 the city of Hildesheim lost its status as an urban district and became part of the surrounding district, which was renamed to Hildesheim. The districts of Hildesheim and Alfeld were merged in 1977, the district is located southeast of Hanover, and the northernmost parts border the Hanover metropolitan area. The northern half of the district is highly urbanised, while the south is covered with forests, between Leine and Innerste there are the forested hill chains of the Hildesheim Forest and the Sieben Berge. Marys Cathedral Metropolitan region Hannover-Braunschweig-Göttingen-Wolfsburg Media related to Landkreis Hildesheim at Wikimedia Commons Official website
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Lower Saxony
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Lower Saxony is a German state situated in northwestern Germany and is second in area, with 47,624 square kilometres, and fourth in population among the sixteen Länder of Germany. In rural areas Northern Low Saxon, a dialect of Low German, and Saterland Frisian, a variety of Frisian, are still spoken, but the number of speakers is declining. Lower Saxony borders on the North Sea, the states of Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia, and the Netherlands. Furthermore, the state of Bremen forms two enclaves within Lower Saxony, one being the city of Bremen, the other, its city of Bremerhaven. In fact, Lower Saxony borders more neighbours than any other single Bundesland, the states principal cities include the state capital Hanover, Braunschweig, Lüneburg, Osnabrück, Oldenburg, Hildesheim, Wolfenbüttel, Wolfsburg and Göttingen. The northwestern area of Lower Saxony, which lies on the coast of the North Sea, is called East Frisia, in the extreme west of Lower Saxony is the Emsland, a traditionally poor and sparsely populated area, once dominated by inaccessible swamps. The northern half of Lower Saxony, also known as the North German Plains, is almost invariably flat except for the hills around the Bremen geestland. Towards the south and southwest lie the northern parts of the German Central Uplands, the Weser Uplands, between these two lie the Lower Saxon Hills, a range of low ridges. Thus, Lower Saxony is the only Bundesland that encompasses both maritime and mountainous areas, Lower Saxonys major cities and economic centres are mainly situated in its central and southern parts, namely Hanover, Braunschweig, Osnabrück, Wolfsburg, Salzgitter, Hildesheim and Göttingen. Oldenburg, near the coastline, is another economic centre. To the north, the Elbe river separates Lower Saxony from Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the banks just south of the Elbe are known as Altes Land. Due to its local climate and fertile soil, it is the states largest area of fruit farming. Most of the territory was part of the historic Kingdom of Hanover. It was created by the merger of the State of Hanover with several states in 1946. Lower Saxony has a boundary in the north in the North Sea. The state and city of Bremen is an enclave surrounded by Lower Saxony. The Bremen/Oldenburg Metropolitan Region is a body for the enclave area. To the southeast the state border runs through the Harz, low mountains that are part of the German Central Uplands, in northeast Lower Saxony is Lüneburg Heath
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Holzminden (district)
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Holzminden is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Hamelin-Pyrmont, Hildesheim and Northeim, the district was established in 1833 within the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg. It was moved to the Prussian Province of Hanover as part of an exchange in 1942. The last territorial modification was in 1974, the district is located in the Weserbergland mountains, roughly between Hamelin and Göttingen. The Weser River forms the border of the district and runs through its northern parts. The lion is taken from the arms of the County of Everstein, the bar in the bottom is symbolising the Weser River. Głubczyce County, Poland Metropolitan region Hannover-Braunschweig-Göttingen-Wolfsburg Media related to Landkreis Holzminden at Wikimedia Commons Official website
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Northeim (district)
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Northeim is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Holzminden, Hildesheim, Goslar and Göttingen, in medieval times the area had been part of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Later the majority of it belonged to Hanover and then Prussia, in 1885 the Prussian government created districts in the newly acquired provinces. In 1884 the districts of Einbeck, Northeim, and Uslar were established, Northeim and Uslar were merged in 1932, and they were again merged with Einbeck in 1974. The districts area was enlarged in 1977, when some municipalities of neighbouring districts joined the Northeim district. The district is located in the Weserbergland mountains, the Weser forms the western border of the district. Another river, the Leine, runs through the district south to north. It is joined by the River Rhume which flows through the town of Northeim, metropolitan region Hannover-Braunschweig-Göttingen-Wolfsburg Media related to Landkreis Northeim at Wikimedia Commons Official website
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Goslar (district)
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Goslar is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Göttingen, Northeim, Hildesheim and Wolfenbüttel, the city of Salzgitter, the history of the district is linked with the city of Goslar. The district of Goslar was established in the 19th century by the Prussian government, the city of Goslar did not belong to the district until 1972, when it was eventually incorporated into the district. The region comprises the part of the Harz mountains. The Harz National Park is part of this district, the highest peak is the Wurmberg near Braunlage, also being the highest elevation of Lower Saxony. Above the small town of Altenau there is the source of the Oker river, the eagle is the heraldic animal of the city of Goslar, while the lion symbolises the municipality of Schladen. Schladen is not part of the district, but the lords of Schladen ruled over parts of the district in the early Middle Ages. Road Several federal highways cross the district of Goslar. These include the B4, B6, B 6n, B82, B241, B242, the district roads are, Rail The territory of the present rural district was joined to the railway network via the Brunswick–Bad Harzburg railway as early as 1840. In 1856 the Brunswick–Kreiensen railway via Seesen was built and, in 1866, in 1875 the Hildesheim–Goslar railway and the former Halberstadt–Vienenburg railway formed part of the link from Hanover via the North Harz to Halle. Later the lines from Seesen to Herzberg, Seesen to Goslar and Goslar to Bad Harzburg were added, the railway line via Clausthal-Zellerfeld to Altenau and the railway branches to Braunlage and St. Andreasberg have since been dismantled. Even the Derneburg–Seesen branch line is out of service, the former route from Halberstadt via Wasserleben, Vienenburg and Grauhof to Langelsheim served East-West through trains until 1945 but has also since disappeared. Scheduled buses Following the widespread closure of railways in the Harz the schedule bus services have gained great importance, media related to Landkreis Goslar at Wikimedia Commons Official website
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Salzgitter
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Salzgitter is an independent city in southeast Lower Saxony, Germany, located between Hildesheim and Braunschweig. Together with Wolfsburg and Braunschweig, Salzgitter is one of the seven Oberzentren of Lower Saxony, with 109,142 inhabitants and 223.94 square kilometres, its area is the largest in Lower Saxony and one of the largest in Germany. The main shopping street of the city is in the borough of Lebenstedt. The city is connected to the Mittellandkanal and the Elbe-Seitenkanal by a distributary, the nearest metropolises are Braunschweig, about 23 kilometres to the northeast, and Hanover, about 51 km to the northwest. The population of the City of Salzgitter has exceeded 100,000 inhabitants since its foundation in 1942, beside Wolfsburg, Leverkusen and Eisenhüttenstadt, Salzgitter is therefore one of the few cities in Germany founded during the 20th century. Until 31 March 1942, Salzgitter was the name of a town where the borough Salzgitter-Bad now is, from then until 1951, Salzgitter was the name of a borough of the city Watenstedt-Salzgitter that existed at the time. Salzgitter is located in a bride dell coated with loess, between the Oderwald Forest and the Salzgitter-Höhenzug, the city stretches up to 24 km from north to south and up to 19 km from east to west. The highest point is the hill Hamberg, located northwest of Salzgitter-Bad, the following cities, towns and municipalities, listed clockwise beginning in the northeast, border on the city of Salzgitter. These 31 boroughs are combined to 7 towns, each town has an elected mayor and town council. The name was derived from the neighbouring village Gitter as up dem solte to Gytere, which means salt near Gitter, later, Salzgitter belonged to the diocese of Hildesheim. When the diocese was transferred to Prussia in 1803, the law was reconfirmed, but taken away once more in 1815. In 1830, a bath was established in Salzgitter. After the Kingdom of Hanover was transferred to Prussia in 1866, Salzgitter became a Prussian municipality, prior to that, the towns Vorsalz and Liebenhall had been incorporated. Salzgitter now belonged to the Landkreis of Goslar and included, apart from Salzgitter itself, also small settlements like Gittertor. In 1936, Kniestedt was incorporated, it is part of Salzgitter-Bad now. Due to the iron ore body in Salzgitter, which had been mentioned first in 1310. In order to facilitate an unobstructed development of the smelting works, therefore, it was decreed in the Order about the area settlement around the Hermann-Göring-Werke Salzgitter, effective from 1 April 1942, to form a unified city district. As the neighbouring municipality Gitter had already incorporated in 1938
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Hamelin-Pyrmont
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Hamelin-Pyrmont is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Schaumburg, Hanover, Hildesheim and Holzminden, a district called Hamelin was established in 1885 within the Prussian Province of Hanover. At that time the city of Pyrmont was part of the Principality of Waldeck-Pyrmont, in 1921 Pyrmont decided in a plebiscite to leave Waldeck-Pyrmont and to join Prussia. The Prussian administration assigned the city to the district of Hamelin, in 1923 Hamelin became a district-free city and was not part of the district until 1973, when it was reincorporated. Further enlargements of the territory took place in 1974 and 1977. The district is located in the part of the Weserbergland mountains. The Weser River enters the district in the south, runs through Hamelin, the lion is the heraldic animal of the County of Everstein, which ruled over the territory until 1429. The red cross in the hands was the symbol of Pyrmont
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Hanover Region
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Hanover Region is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Heidekreis, Celle, Gifhorn, Peine, Hildesheim, Hamelin-Pyrmont, the District of Hanover has a unique legal status among the districts of Lower Saxony. It includes the City of Hanover, the capital, which has the same privileges as a city that is not part of a district. As a consequence, the District is much larger in population than any other district of the state and its administrative body is the Regionsparlament, headed by the Regionspräsident or region president. The members of the Regionsparlament are elected every five years. The City of Hanover was not part of the district until 2001, when the old Hanover District, during World War II, Hanover was the Headquarters of the Military District XI, which was responsible for Braunschweig, Anhalt, and part of Hanover. It was also the Garrison Town for the 71, the district surrounds the City of Hanover and includes the outskirts of its metropolitan area. The Leine river enters the district in the south, runs through Hanover, in the northwest is the Steinhuder Meer, a lake with an area of 32 km², within the region known as the Hanoverian Moor Geest. The coat of arms was granted on May 1,2003, the cloverleaf is from the arms of the City of Hanover. The lion was the animal of the Welfen family, which ruled the region from the Middle Ages until 1866
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Peine (district)
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Peine is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Hildesheim, Hanover and Gifhorn, until the early 19th century, the territory of the district belonged to Brunswick-Celle, Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and the Bishopric of Hildesheim. After 1815, both Brunswick-Celle and Hildesheim belonged to the Kingdom of Hanover, in 1866, Hanover fell to Prussia. The Prussian administration established districts in 1885, among them Peine, the region has a smelting tradition, the associated mining tradition lasted until 1976 when the last existing mine was closed. One of the best known events in history was the mining disaster of Lengede in 1963. The district comprises the space between the cities of Hanover and Braunschweig, the Fuhse river enters the district in the south, runs through the town of Peine and leaves northwards to Celle. The coat of arms is derived from the arms of the County of Wolfenbüttel-Assenburg and this county existed only until 1260, but its rulers were responsible for the foundation of Peine
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Winzenburg
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Winzenburg is a village and a former municipality in the district of Hildesheim in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2016, it is part of the municipality Freden and it comprises four smaller communities, including the village of Winzenburg, which dates from the Middle Ages. Winzenburg is located in the Leinebergland to the north of Bad Gandersheim, the municipality was formed in March 1,1974 from the four previously independent communities of Winzenburg, Schildhorst, Westerberg and Klump. It is near the town of Freden. Winzenburg is chiefly known for Winzenburg castle, a castle now in ruins. In the vicinity, it is known for its man-made fishing ponds where one can either fish at one of the five ponds or eat fish at one of the Fischerhütte. Count Hermann II of Winzenburg built the castle at Schöneberg, the hamlet of Westerberg began as a settlement next to a glassblower founded in 1744. Originally temporary because the property was rented, rather than owned, after the third 8-year extension of the lease, area clay pits later supported the production of bricks. They are now filled with water and are managed by the Freden sport fishing club, Klump is below the Sauberg and started out as small farms and farmers who rented the land they lived and worked on. The village is surrounded by forests, which are favored places to walk in summer, there is a bus connection to the railway station at Freden. The village was of significance in the 18th and 19th centuries because of Glasfabrik Schildhorst, the glassblowing factory there. The abundance of water, timber and minerals, natural resources required for the production of glass, in the 20th century, however, the industry left, and with it, the prosperity of Schildhorst. All that remains is a sawmill, a cheesemaker and a few traces of the glassblower, today, the population is about 70. 1852 map of Schildhorst,1845 document from glass factory and photo of products from glass factory,1845 Kreisheimatbund-Hildesheim, click through to picture numbers, mouse over photo and click on icon for enlarged image
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Freden
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Freden is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Leine, approx, since 1 November 2016, the former municipalities Everode, Landwehr and Winzenburg are part of the municipality Freden. Freden was the seat of the former Samtgemeinde Freden, media related to Freden at Wikimedia Commons
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Lamspringe
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Lamspringe is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km south of Hildesheim, since 1 November 2016, the former municipalities Harbarnsen, Neuhof, Sehlem and Woltershausen are part of the municipality Lamspringe. It was known historically as the seat of the former Lamspringe Abbey, of which the church, Lamspringe was the seat of the former Samtgemeinde Lamspringe. Media related to Lamspringe at Wikimedia Commons
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Harbarnsen
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Harbarnsen is a village and a former municipality in the district of Hildesheim in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2016, it is part of the municipality Lamspringe, Harbarnsen is situated in an agricultural region between the Weserbergland Schaumburg-Hameln Nature Park and the Harz, roughly 9 km southwest of Bad Salzdetfurth. Surrounding hill ranges, namely Sackwald, Harplage and Heber, are parts of the Lower Saxon Hills, the municipality of Harbarnsen consisted of two districts, Harbarnsen and Irmenseul. Media related to Harbarnsen at Wikimedia Commons
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Bockenem
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Bockenem is a town in the district of Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany that was founded in 1154. It is located on the German Timber-Frame Road, the museum, however, was closed around 2005. The nave of the Protestant Church in Bockenem was built in 1403, another interesting church can be seen in the village of Nette. The romanesque tower has firing slits and may have used as a fortification in times of war. Close to the church, several well-preserved half-timbered houses can be seen, Bockenem is twinned with, Güntersberge, Germany Zawadzkie, Poland Thornbury, United Kingdom. Meteor Gummiwerke is also located in Bockenem, Meteor is an automotive sealing company that supplies seals worldwide. Meteor is the largest factory in Bockenem employing over 1500 people, karl-Heinz Bädje, honorary citizen of the city in 1991 and founder of the company Meteor. Henriette Schrader-Breymann, pioneer of the system in Germany and early womens rights activist. Friedrich Buchholz, Mayor of the town of Bockenem from 1827 to 1865, F. Weule Description of Bockenem by Thornbury Town Council Official site
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Alfeld
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For the town in the district of Nürnberger Land, see Alfeld, Bavaria. Alfeld is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, located on the Leine river, it is the second biggest city in the district of Hildesheim in southern Lower Saxony and part of the Metropolitan region Hannover-Braunschweig-Göttingen-Wolfsburg. Alfeld is a member of the Leinebergland region and on the German Timber-Frame Road, the town was founded before 1214, with the name Alvelde recorded in 1214,1221, and 1233. The toponymic element -feld means open area, an undeveloped, open field, al- likely derives from the Indoeuropean root el-/ol- meaning water, damp, or flowing. In 1426, Alfeld joined the Saxon League of Towns, thus becoming a member of the Hanseatic League. The town was one of the smallest cities in the Hanseatic League, but had become prosperous in the fourteenth and fifteenth century through its trade in beer, hops, linen, and yarn. Alfeld originally belonged to the Diocese of Hildesheim, but was transferred to the Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel after the Hildesheim Diocesan Feud, in retrospect, this Brunswick period constituted Alfelds Golden Age, its economy and culture flourishing before the Thirty Years War. More famous are the Seven Hills in the north and the Lippoldshöhle, the assertion that the popular fairy tale of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was born in Alfeld is false. Even though the miners who mined ore In the Seven Mountains believed in the existence of dwarfs, the version the brothers Grimm heard and wrote down, as they travelled through the Seven Mountains, on the so-called Märchenstrasse is just one of many. The biggest employer of the city is the SAPPI factory with its big chimney, even more famous than SAPPI is the Fagus Werk, rebuilt in 1910-1915 after the blueprints of architect Walter-Gropius, what is said to be trend-setting for modern architecture. Alfeld is an important town fought for repeatedly by both NATO and Soviet forces in Tom Clancys novel Red Storm Rising
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Sarstedt
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Sarstedt is a town in the district of Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany. Sarstedt station is on the Hanoverian Southern Railway and is served by the Hanover S-Bahn, the GEO600 gravitational wave detector is located nearby. The former independent municipality Giften has been a part of Sarstedt since March 1,1974, the mayor of Sarstedt is Heike Brennecke. She was elected in September 2014
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Algermissen
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Algermissen is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 12 km north of Hildesheim, and 20 km southeast of Hanover, part of the family relocated to Missouri, in the United States, but the town continued to bear their name. The German actress Diane Kruger was born in Algermissen, media related to Algermissen at Wikimedia Commons
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Hildesheim
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Hildesheim is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany with almost 100,000 inhabitants. It is located in the district of Hildesheim, about 30 km southeast of Hanover on the banks of the Innerste River, the settlement around the cathedral very quickly developed into a town and was awarded market rights by King Otto III in 983. Originally the market was held in a street called Old Market which still exists today, the first market place was laid out around the church St. Andreas. When the city grew further, a market place became necessary. The present market place of Hildesheim was laid out at the beginning of the 13th century when the city had about 5,000 inhabitants, 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 city hall was built, construction of the present City 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 1519-1523 when they engaged in a feud. Hildesheim became Lutheran in 1542, and only the cathedral and a few buildings remained in imperial hands. Several villages around the city remained Catholic as well, in 1813, after the Napoleonic Wars, the town became part of the Kingdom of Hanover, which was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia as a province after the Austro-Prussian War in 1866. In 1868 a highly valuable trove of about 70 Roman silver vessels for eating and drinking, the city was heavily damaged by air raids in 1945, especially on 22 March. 28. 5% of the houses were destroyed and 44. 7% damaged. 26. 8% of the houses remained undamaged, the centre, which had retained its medieval character until then, was almost levelled. As in many cities, priority was given to building of badly needed housing. Fortunately, most of the churches, two of them now UNESCO World Heritage Sites, were rebuilt in the original style soon after the war. During the war, valuable world heritage materials had been hidden in the basement of the city wall, in 1978, the University of Hildesheim was founded. In the 1980s a reconstruction of the centre began. Some of the concrete buildings around the market place were torn down. In the fall of 2007, a decision was made to reconstruct the Umgestülpter Zuckerhut, in 2015 the town celebrates 1200 years from 815 to 2015 with the Day of Lower Saxony
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Elze
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Elze is a town in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Leine, approximately 15 km west of Hildesheim, the municipality of Elze also comprises the villages of Esbeck, Mehle, Sehlde, Sorsum, Wittenburg and Wülfingen. The emperor also founded a missionary diocese here, dedicated to Saints Peter, the abbey decayed in the course of the Protestant Reformation, while the Gothic monastery church is preserved. In 1856 the Kingdom of Hanover opened the Hanoverian Southern Railway from Hanover to Kassel with a station in Elze, Elze is also the junction of the Bundesstraße 1 and Bundesstraße 3 federal highways
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Gronau, Lower Saxony
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Gronau is a town and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Leine, approx,15 km southwest of Hildesheim, and 35 km south of Hanover. Since 1 November 2016, the former municipalities Banteln, Betheln, Brüggen, Despetal, Gronau is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde Leinebergland. Media related to Gronau at Wikimedia Commons
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Diekholzen
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Diekholzen is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 6 km southwest of Hildesheim on the Beuster, in 1974, the former villages of Diekholzen, Söhre, Barienrode and Egenstedt were united to form the municipality of Diekholzen. Each village has its own history and various sights, most of the inhabitants are Roman Catholics. The largest village of the municipality is Diekholzen with a building, a school, a hospital, several shops, a supermarket, some restaurants. Several times a day, each village of the municipality is accessible from Hildesheim and from Alfeld by bus
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Bad Salzdetfurth
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Bad Salzdetfurth is a town on the banks of the River Lamme in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It was mentioned in Tom Clancys bestseller Red Storm Rising, the place was devastated by fire or flood several times. The worst flood occurred in 1738 when 176 houses were destroyed, the word Bad meaning spa was added to the name in 1921. On 22 March 1945, during an air raid on Hildesheim, Bad Salzderfurth was hit by several bombs. Bad Salzdetfurth was officially awarded town status in 1949, each of the villages incorporated in 1974 has its own history and its own traditions. There are various sights in the town itself and in each of the villages, there are many well-preserved half-timbered houses in the old town centre, such as the Miners Guild Hall dating from 1898, and in the village of Wesseln. The Catholic Church of St. Gallus at Detfurth was built in a classicist style in the period 1772 to 1779, other interesting village churches and chapels can be seen in Hockeln, Bodenburg, Breinum, Östrum, Wehrstedt and Klein Düngen. The Church of St. John the Baptist in Wesseln was built in a neogothic style in 1853-55. The largest church in Bad Salzdetfurth itself is St. Georges Church, a Protestant church with a wooden ceiling. In the west wall a mark, which is 3 metres above ground level, the baroque altar dates from 1717. The organ, dating from 1590, originally stood in St. Lamberti, there is a municipal museum dedicated to the mining history of Bad Salzdetfurth. Originally the brick building now houses the museum was a school. The museum was founded in 1987, the most modern church in Bad Salzdetfurth is the Catholic Holy Family Church which was built 1960-61 and consecrated on 3 September 1961. Originally, very few Catholics lived in Bad Salzdetfurth, after the Second World War, however, many Catholic refugees from Silesia settled in the town. Bad Salzdetfurth can be reached from Hildesheim by train, the railway station is in the middle of the town. There are railway halting places in the villages Bodenburg, Detfurth, Wesseln, on working days, there is at least one train per hour to and from Hildesheim. On Sundays and public holidays there is one every two hours
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Eberholzen
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Eberholzen is a village and a former municipality in the district of Hildesheim in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2016, it is part of the municipality Sibbesse, Eberholzen is a very old village. The first mention of the village, which was originally called Eilbereholthusen, was in a document which was written in 1240, according to this document Eberholzen was tributary to a monastery in the nearby village of Escherde. The tower of the Protestant church dates back to the 12th century, a medieval stone coffin can be seen in front of the church. According to a legend, it belonged to Ritter von Eberhardt, several well-preserved half-timbered houses are sightworthy in the middle of the village. Unlike many villages in Lower Saxony, Eberholzen has still a village shop. There is also a butchers shop. There is a bus service to Hildesheim and Alfeld, with several trips each day, media related to Eberholzen at Wikimedia Commons
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Sibbesse
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Sibbesse is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 10 km south of Hildesheim, since 1 November 2016, the former municipalities Adenstedt, Almstedt, Eberholzen and Westfeld are part of the municipality Sibbesse. Sibbesse was the seat of the former Samtgemeinde Sibbesse, the villages Möllensen, Hönze and Petze are also part of the municipality
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Westfeld
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Westfeld is a village and a former municipality in the district of Hildesheim in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2016, it is part of the municipality Sibbesse, Westfeld consists of two villages, Westfeld and Wrisbergholzen. Wrisbergholzen, the village, has various sights to offer. Wrisbergholzen Castle which was built 1740 to 1745 is famous for its Faience Hall dating from 1752 and its walls are covered with about 800 faiences with words in Italian, Latin and French. The former Faience Manufactory which was founded in 1736 as a Porcellain Fabrique can be visited opposite the castle, Saint Martins Church is a Protestant church dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours, a French saint. The church tower was built in the 12th century, inside the church there are various baroque paintings and an interesting wooden vault ceiling. The wooden pulpit dates from 1612 and the baptismal font dates from the end of the 16th century. The retable was painted in 1734, the Parsonage opposite the church is a large half-timbered house which was built in 1603. The eastern part was added in 1728, there are several well-preserved and interesting half-timbered houses in the High Street and in the Market Place which were built in the 18th century. In some facades colourful wood carvings can be seen
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