Neues Tor

Neues Tor is a city gate in Hildesheim, Hanover Region, Lower Saxony. Neues Tor is situated nearby to the playground Kehrwiedergrund West, as well as near the heritage site Käsekeller.

Photo: Björn Bornhöft, Public domain.

Type: City gate
Description: city gate of Hildesheim, Germany
Also known as: “Neues Tor (Hildesheim)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Godehard and Ernst-Ehrlicher-Park.

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. Godehard is situated 110 metres west of Neues Tor.

Ernst-Ehrlicher-Park

Protected area

Photo: Ragnar1904, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ernst-Ehrlicher-Park is a protected area, which is situated 230 metres southwest of Neues Tor.

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. St. Michael’s Church is situated 1 km northwest of Neues Tor.

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.