Hildesheim

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Hildesheim is a city in the north German region (Land) of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen).

Contents 1 Get in 1.1 By car 1.2 By train 2 Get around 3 See 3.1 Churches 3.2 Museums and Galleries 4 Get out 5 External links

Get in

By car

Hildesheim is connected to the autobahn network from A7 and A39.

By train

Get around

The city center is small enough to see everything on foot. Bus services and taxis are available.

See

Churches

• St. Mary's Cathedral, UNESCO World Cultural Heritage, dates back to the 11th century. See the bronze doors commissioned by Bishop Bernward in 1015 and the 1000-year-old rosebush.
• Church of St. Michael (Michaeliskirche), early Romanesque church famous for its architecture. Also World Cultural Heritage.

Museums and Galleries

• the Römer und Pelizaeus Museum [1], am Steine 1-2, tel + 49 (0) 51 21 / 93 69-0, o;pen daily 10am - 6pm, entry €6, concessions €5, children 6-14 yrs €3 - one of the oldest museums in Germany, with world class collections of natural history, ancient Egyptian and Peruvian antiquities, and local history. The museum is also noted for the quality of its special exhibitions.

Get out

• Hannover, next larger city
• Harz

External links

http://hildesheim.de/english/index.asp?ID=1

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