Churches
St. Michael's Church and St. Mary's Cathedral
Both churches have been on the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites since 1985.
St. Godehard's Church (1133-1172)
Godehardsplatz, 31134 Hildesheim
telephone: +49 (0)5121 34578
The basilica is one of the few Romanesque churches in Germany that remains virtually unchanged in its original form today.
Opening Hours:
Mon. to Sat. 8 a.m. to 5.30 p.m., Sun. 12 noon to 5.30 p.m.
St. Andrew's Church (1389)
Andreasplatz 5, 31134 Hildesheim
telephone: +49 (0)5121 12434
Of all the well-known landmarks in Hildesheim, the steeple of the gothic parochial St. Andrew's Church is certainly the most obvious. 114,5 metres high - the highest steeple in Lower Saxony - it literally "towers" far above the roofs of the city. 364 steps take visitors to the viewing platform at a height of 75 metres.
Opening Hours Church:
April 1 to September 30: Mon. to Fri. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sun. 11.30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
October 1 to March 31: Mon. to Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sun. 11.30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Opening Hours Steeple:
May 1 to October 31: Mon., Tue., Thu., Fri. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sat., Sun. 12 noon to 6 p.m., also open to groups on request at other times
St. Jacob's City Church
Jakobikirchgasse, 31134 Hildesheim
telephone: +49 (0)5121 2957353
One of the striking features of the aisleless sandstone church are the extremely tall, narrow Gothic windows. St. Jacob's is also used today for concerts and exhibitions, among other things.
Opening Hours:
Mon., Wed. to Sat. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
St. Magdalena's Church (1230/1294)
Mühlenstraße 25, 31134 Hildesheim
telephone: +49 (0)5121 34370
The church with its remarkable ivory altar (1520) and the Bernward shrine (1751) originally belonged to Hildesheim's first convent.
Opening Hours:
By appointment
Holy Cross Church (after 1054)
Kreuzstraße 4, 31134 Hildesheim
telephone: +49 (0)5121 34370
The central aisle of the church is Romanesque, the southern side aisle Gothic and the northern aisle Baroque.
Opening Hours:
Daily 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
St. Lambert's Church (1474)
Neustädter Markt 37, 31134 Hildesheim
telephone: +49 (0)5121 14051
Be sure not to miss the Peter-and-Paul-altar (approximately 1420) and the Baroque organ in the late-Gothic hall church.
Opening Hours:
Mon. to Sat. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Every Saturday from 10 to 10.30 a.m.: Music at market time
Christ's Church
Zierenbergstraße 24, 31137 Hildesheim
telephone: +49 (0)5121 42722
The neo-Gothic church is equipped with a lot of beautiful mural paintings and ornaments. It has been sacred at February 7, 1904.
Opening Hours:
By appointment
St. Mauritius Church (1028)
Stiftskirchenweg 6, 31139 Hildesheim
telephone: +49 (0)5121 42699
The completely preserved clouster of the former collegiate church is particularly interesting from an architectural point of view.
Opening Hours:
April 1 to September 30: Mon. to Sat. 9.30 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sun. 12.30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
October 1 to March 31: up until dark
Marienrode Convent (1412-1462)
Auf dem Gutshof 1, 31139 Hildesheim
telephone: +49 (0)5121 930410
Today's Benedectine convent was first an Augustinian (1125) and then a Cistercian convent (1159).
Opening Hours:
Daily 6 a.m. - 20.30 p.m.
Serbian-Orthodox Centre (1902)
Obere Dorfstraße 12, 31137 Hildesheim
telephone: +49 (0)5121 64034
The neo-Gothic Church of Our Lady has been the bishop's seat of the Serbian-Orthodox dioceses for Central Europe since 1978.
Opening Hours:
By appointment