Hildesheim Churches
Also known as St Mary's Cathedral and St Michael's Church at Hildesheim
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (ii), (iii).
Region
Europe and North America
Germany
Inscribed
1985
List reference
187
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Hildesheim Churches is about 30 km south-east of Hanover. The nearest other World Heritage site is Fagus Factory in Alfeld, about 20 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Hanover · about 722,000 peopleabout 30 km north-west
- Braunschweig · about 245,000 peopleabout 40 km east
- Göttingen · about 139,000 peopleabout 70 km south
- Bielefeld · about 332,000 peopleabout 100 km west
- Kassel · about 290,000 peopleabout 100 km south
- Magdeburg · about 230,000 peopleabout 110 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
GermanyCultural21 km away
GermanyCultural46 km away
GermanyCultural55 km away
GermanyCultural92 km away
GermanyCultural100 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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