History Early years According to tradition, the city was named after its founder Hildwin. The city is one of the oldest cities in Northern Germany, became the seat of the Bishopric of Hildesheim in 815 and may have been founded when the bishop moved from Elze to the ford across the River Innerste, which was an important market on the Hellweg trade route. The settlement around the cathedral very quickly developed into a town and was granted market rights by King Otto III in 983.Neigenfind, W.: Unsere schöne Stadt, p.46. Hildesheim 1964. Originally the market was held in a street called () which still exists today. The first marketplace was laid out around the church St. Andreas. When the city grew further, a larger market place became necessary. The present market place of Hildesheim was laid out at the beginning of the 13th century when the city had about 5,000 inhabitants.
History Early years According to tradition the city was named after its founder Hildwin The city is one of the oldest cities in Northern Germany became the seat of the Bishopric of Hildesheim in 815 and may have been founded when the bishop moved from Elze to the ford across the River Innerste which was an important market on the Hellweg trade route The settlement around the cathedral very quickly developed into a town and was granted market rights by King Otto III in 983Neigenfind W Unsere schöne Stadt p46 Hildesheim 1964 Originally the market was held in a street called () which still exists today The first marketplace was laid out around the church St Andreas When the city grew further a larger market place became necessary The present market place of Hildesheim was laid out at the beginning of the 13th century when the city had about 5000 inhabitants