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Also known as Landkreis Hildesheim, Hildesheim (district)

district in Lower Saxony, Germany

Key facts

Country
Germany
State
Lower Saxony
Capital
Hildesheim
District admin
Bernd Lynack ( SPD )
Total
1,206 km (466 sq mi)
Density
221.8/km (574.5/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst
UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
Vehicle registration
HI
Website
www.landkreishildesheim.de

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Named after
Hildesheim
Country
Germany
Capital
Hildesheim
Population
276594
Area
1206.00
Elevation
80
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Hannover Region
Licence plate code
HI
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Commons category
Landkreis Hildesheim
twinned administrative body
Padang
topic's main category
Category:Hildesheim (district)
inception
1885-00-00
category of associated people
Category:People from Hildesheim (district)
male population
134912
female population
141682
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Encyclopedic overview

Hildesheim is a district (Landkreis) in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Hanover, Peine, Wolfenbüttel, Goslar, Northeim, Holzminden and Hameln-Pyrmont.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hildesheim” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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