Hildesheim Cathedral and St Michael's Church
Two churches in Hildesheim that show early Romanesque art around the year 1000. St Michael's, with its painted wooden ceiling, was built under Bishop Bernward, and the cathedral holds his bronze doors. Both are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Where
- Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 52.1528, 9.9439
Get the Hildesheim Cathedral and St Michael's Church stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Hildesheim Cathedral and St Michael's Church. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Lower Saxony volume with your photos and a note.
Near Hildesheim Cathedral and St Michael's Church
Fagus Factory 21 km
A shoe last factory in Alfeld on the Leine river, designed by Walter Gropius and Adolf Meyer from 1911. Its glass curtain walls made it a forerunner of modern architecture, and it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Herrenhausen Gardens 31 km
The gardens of Herrenhausen Palace in the Herrenhausen district of Hanover. They date to the era of the prince-electors and kings of Hanover and include the Great Garden and the Hill Garden among others.
Imperial Palace of Goslar 43 km
A historical building complex at the foot of the Rammelsberg hill in the south of Goslar, north of the Harz mountains. It covers an area of about 340 by 180 metres. Emperors of the Holy Roman Empire held court here from the 11th century, and the great hall is among the largest secular Romanesque buildings.
Rammelsberg Mines and Goslar 46 km
A silver, copper and lead mine on the Rammelsberg hill above Goslar in the Harz, worked for about a thousand years until 1988. With the old town of Goslar and the Upper Harz water system, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Celle Castle 53 km
A quadrangular castle in Celle that was one of the residences of the House of Brunswick-Lüneburg. It is the largest castle in the southern Lüneburg Heath region. Parts of it date to the 13th century, and today it holds a museum, a theatre and a Baroque chapel.
Corvey Abbey 55 km
A former Benedictine abbey on the Weser near Höxter, founded in 822. Its westwork, finished in 885, is a rare surviving Carolingian church front. The monastery was turned into a princely residence and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Brocken 61 km
The highest peak of the Harz at 1,141 metres, a bare granite summit often wrapped in fog. In German legend witches gather here on Walpurgis Night, and a steam railway runs to the top.
Harz 65 km
A highland area in northern Germany, spreading across Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. It is a landscape of forests, granite outcrops and old mining towns, with narrow gauge steam trains running to the Brocken, its highest summit.
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Questions
Where is Hildesheim Cathedral and St Michael's Church?
Hildesheim Cathedral and St Michael's Church is in Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Fagus Factory (21 km), Herrenhausen Gardens (31 km), Imperial Palace of Goslar (43 km).
How do I get the Hildesheim Cathedral and St Michael's Church stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Hildesheim Cathedral and St Michael's Church and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Lower Saxony volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Hildesheim Cathedral and St Michael's Church before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Lower Saxony volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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