Hildesheim Forest

The Hildesheim Forest is a range of hills up to 359 m above sea level in the district of Hildesheim in the German state of Lower Saxony.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Finkenberg/ Lerchenberg and Marienrode Priory.

Finkenberg/ Lerchenberg

Nature reserve

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Finkenberg/ Lerchenberg is a nature reserve.

Marienrode Priory

Monastery

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Marienrode Priory is a Benedictine nunnery in Marienrode, a district of Hildesheim in Germany. An Augustinian monastery was founded here in 1125 by the Bishop of Hildesheim, Berthold I von Alvensleben, in a place then known as Baccenrode.

Zwölf-Apostel-Kirche

Church

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Zwölf-Apostel-Kirche is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sorsum and Moritzberg.

Sorsum

Suburb

Sorsum, a district of the city of Hildesheim, is a small village in northern 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.