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Herrenhausen Gardens
Hanover's grand baroque garden, one of Europe's finest, with geometric parterres, fountains and a glowing grotto.
32 km · about 35 min drive
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Hildesheim
Lower Saxony, Germany · Europe
About Hildesheim
Hildesheim sits on the route: 10 minutes from Giesen, 53km from Celle Castle.
Hildesheim is in Lower Saxony, Germany, with about 100,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Giesen, about 6 km away.
Hildesheim is a city in Lower Saxony, north-central Germany. With a population of over 100,000, it is located southeast of Hanover on the Innerste river, a tributary of the Leine.
The first settlement was created in 815 by Emperor Louis the Pious, who established the Diocese of Hildesheim. It became a UNESCO WorldRead more
Heritage Site in 1985, and in 2015 the city and diocese celebrated their 1200th anniversary.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Hildesheim?
Within an hour or so of Hildesheim: Herrenhausen Gardens (32 km), PS Storage Depot Einbeck (37 km), PS.SPEICHER (37 km), Goslar Old Town (43 km).
Where is Hildesheim?
Hildesheim is in Lower Saxony, Germany, about 6 km from Giesen.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 103,052
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Lower Saxony
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 52.1508, 9.9511
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Germany
ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.
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Worth the detour from Hildesheim
5 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
PS Storage Depot Einbeck
Quirky German museum with stacked towers of classic cars and an interactive celebration of car culture and engineering.
37 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
PS.SPEICHER
A world-class mobility museum in Einbeck showcasing the history of motorised transport through interactive exhibits and over 400 vehicles.
37 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Goslar Old Town
A UNESCO imperial town at the foot of the Harz, with 1,500 half-timbered houses and a thousand-year-old mine.
43 km · about 50 min drive
castle
Celle Castle
A Renaissance ducal castle anchoring one of Germany's most beautiful half-timbered old towns near the Lüneburg Heath.
53 km · about 60 min drive
Driving roads near Hildesheim
- 60 kmBrockenThe Harz's highest peak at 1,141m, wreathed in legend and mist and reached by a historic steam railway.
Driving in Germany
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.78/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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