Hildesheim (district)

Hildesheim
Flag of Hildesheim
Coat of arms of Hildesheim
Map
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
CapitalHildesheim
Government
 • District admin.Bernd Lynack (SPD)
Area
 • Total1,206 km2 (466 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022)[1]
 • Total278,371
 • Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationHI
Websitewww.landkreishildesheim.de

Hildesheim is a district (Landkreis) in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Hanover, Peine, Wolfenbüttel, Goslar, Northeim, Holzminden and Hameln-Pyrmont.

  1. ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.