Sorsum

Sorsum is a district of the city of Hildesheim, in the Lower-Saxony state of Northern Germany. Sorsum has about 2,840 residents.

Type: Suburb with 2,840 residents
Description: quarter in Hildesheim in Lower Saxony, Germany
Also known as: “Sorsum (Hildesheim)”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Finkenberg/ Lerchenberg and Antonius chapel.

Finkenberg/ Lerchenberg

Nature reserve

Finkenberg/ Lerchenberg

Photo: Ragnar1904, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Finkenberg/ Lerchenberg is a nature reserve.

Antonius chapel

Church

Antonius chapel

Photo: Torbenbrinker, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Antonius chapel is a church.

Gallberg

Nature reserve

Photo: Ragnar1904, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gallberg is a nature reserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Emmerke and Moritzberg.

Emmerke

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, FAL.

Emmerke is a part of the municipality of Giesen in the district of Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, in north-western Germany.

Moritzberg

Neighborhood

Moritzberg is a quarter in the city of Hildesheim in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is on a hill in the west of the city, about a mile from the St. Mary's Cathedral. It was an independent market town until 1911. Moritzberg is situated 3½ km east of Sorsum.

Haus Escherde

Village

Photo: dysy31039, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Haus Escherde is a village, which is situated 5 km southwest of Sorsum.

Sorsum

Categories: Ortsteil and locality
Location: Hildesheim, Hildesheim, Hanover Region, Lower Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

52.14729° or 52° 8′ 50″ north

Longitude

9.87848° or 9° 52′ 43″ east

Population

2,840

Elevation

104 metres (341 feet)

Open location code

9F4F4VWH+W9

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Sorsum” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Sorsum”
French: “Sorsum”
German: “Sorsum (Hildesheim)”
German: “Sorsum”
Irish: “Sorsum”
Italian: “Sorsum”
Spanish: “Sorsum”

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