Sibbesse is a village and a municipality in the
district of Hildesheim, in
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...
,
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...
. It is situated approximately 10 km south of
Hildesheim
Hildesheim (; nds, Hilmessen, Hilmssen; la, Hildesia) is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany with 101,693 inhabitants. It is in the district of Hildesheim, about southeast of Hanover on the banks of the Innerste River, a small tributary of the ...
. Since 1 November 2016, the former municipalities
Adenstedt
Adenstedt is a village and a former municipality in the district of Hildesheim in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2016 it has been part of the municipality of Sibbesse
Sibbesse is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildeshe ...
,
Almstedt
Almstedt is a village and a former municipality in the district of Hildesheim in Lower Saxony, Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of ...
,
Eberholzen
Eberholzen is a village and a former municipality in the district of Hildesheim in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2016, it is part of the municipality Sibbesse.
History
Eberholzen is a very old village. The first mention of the vi ...
and
Westfeld
Westfeld is a village and a former municipality in the district of Hildesheim (district), Hildesheim in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2016, it is part of the municipality Sibbesse.
Sights
Westfeld consists of two villages, Westfeld and ...
are part of the municipality Sibbesse.
File:Möllensen1.jpg, Protestant church in Möllensen.
File:Möllensen6.jpg, Main Street and former school in Möllensen.
File:Möllensen2.jpg, Memorial stone in Möllensen.
File:Hönze1.jpg, Protestant church in Hönze.
File:Möllensen5.jpg, Coat of Arms of Möllensen.
File:Hönze7.jpg, Former Railway Station of Hönze.
Sibbesse was the seat of the former ''
Samtgemeinde
A ''Samtgemeinde'' (; plural: ''Samtgemeinden'') is a type of administrative division in Lower Saxony, Germany. ''Samtgemeinden'' are local government associations of municipalities, equivalent to the '' Ämter'' in Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenbu ...
'' ("collective municipality")
Sibbesse. The villages Möllensen, Hönze and Petze are also part of the municipality.
References
Hildesheim (district)
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