Weststadt

Weststadt is a neighborhood in Hildesheim, Hanover Region, Lower Saxony. Weststadt is situated nearby to the neighborhood Venedig, as well as near Waldquelle.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St. Michael’s Church and Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum Hildesheim.

St. Michael’s Church

Church

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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.

Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum Hildesheim

Museum

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The Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum Hildesheim is an archaeological museum in Hildesheim, Germany. Mostly dedicated to ancient Egyptian and ancient Peruvian art, the museum also includes the second largest collection of Chinese porcelain in Europe.

St. Godehard

Church

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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.

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.