St. Godehard
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.Photo: Hoger, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
- Opening hours:
Monday—Saturday: 8:00 AM—5:30 PM
Sunday: noon—5:30 PM - Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church building in Hildesheim
- Also known as: “St. Godehard, Hildesheim”
- Address: Godehardsplatz, Hildesheim, 31134
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Neues Tor and St. Bernward Krankenhaus.
Neues Tor
City gate
Photo: Björn Bornhöft, Public domain.
Neues Tor is a city gate, which is situated 110 metres east of St. Godehard.
St. Bernward Krankenhaus
Hospital
Photo: Reise Reise, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Bernward Krankenhaus is a hospital, which is situated 250 metres northwest of St. Godehard.
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 St. Godehard.
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.
Barienrode
Village
Photo: Torbenbrinker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Barienrode is a village, which is situated 3½ km south of St. Godehard.
Sorsum
Suburb
Sorsum is a district of the city of Hildesheim, in the Lower-Saxony state of Northern Germany. Sorsum is situated 5 km west of St. Godehard.
St. Godehard
- Categories: building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Hildesheim, Hildesheim, Hanover Region, Lower Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.14532° or 52° 8′ 43″ northLongitude
9.94996° or 9° 56′ 60″ eastInception
1172Height
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
9F4F4WWX+4XOpenStreetMap ID
way 26926698OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q810111
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“St. Godehard” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “聖哥達教堂”
- Czech: “Bazilika svatého Gotharda”
- Dutch: “Sint-Godeharduskerk (Hildesheim)”
- Dutch: “Sint-Godeharduskerk”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سانت جودهارد”
- French: “église Saint-Gothard de Hildesheim”
- French: “Église Saint-Gothard de Hildesheim”
- German: “Basilika St. Godehard”
- German: “St. Godehard (Hildesheim)”
- Indonesian: “Basilika Santo Godehardus, Hildesheim”
- Polish: “Bazylika św. Gotarda w Hildesheimie”
- Slovak: “Bazilika svätého Gotharda”
- Spanish: “basilica de San Gotardo”
- Spanish: “basílica de San Gotardo”
- Spanish: “Basílica de San Gotardo”
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