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GERMANY - HILDESHEIM

Hildesheim is a town in Lower Saxony near Hanover. Seat of a bishopric in 815, Hidelsheim obtained city status in 1249 and became a member of the Hanseatic League in 1367. A leading city under the Ottonian dynasty, it lost its importance. Bombed during the Second World War, part of its medieval historic center has been restored.