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, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
. 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 L ...
. Since 1 November 2016, the former municipalities
Adenstedt,
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, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in E ...
,
Eberholzen and
Westfeld 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, Mecklenb ...
'' ("collective municipality")
Sibbesse. The villages Möllensen, Hönze and Petze are also part of the municipality.
References
Hildesheim (district)
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