Südstadt

Südstadt is a neighborhood in Hildesheim, Hanover Region, Lower Saxony. Südstadt is situated nearby to the neighborhood Fachwerkviertel, as well as near the suburb Neustadt.

Type: Neighborhood
Description: human settlement in Hildesheim, Germany
Also known as: “Südstadt (Hildesheim)”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hohnsensee and St. Godehard.

Hohnsensee

Lake

Photo: Ralfclaus, Public domain.

The Hohnsensee is a lake in Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany, covering 9.3 hectares. It is located south of Neustadt between the street Hohnsen, the Innerste, the outdoor pool Johanniswiese and the washland of the Innerste.

St. Godehard

Church

Photo: Hoger, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.

St. Godehard is a church in Hildesheim, Germany, formerly the church of a Benedictine abbey. It remained almost unaltered through the centuries and was not damaged much in World War II.

St. Michael’s Church

Church

Photo: Heinz-Josef Lücking, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.

The Church of St. Michael is an early-Romanesque church located in Hildesheim, Germany. It has been on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list since 1985 due to the before mentioned early-Romanesque architecture and art found within such as the Tree of Jesse and the now relocated Bernward Doors.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moritzberg and Barienrode.

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.