Diekholzen

Diekholzen
Diekholzen
Location of Diekholzen within Hildesheim district
Coordinates	52°06′N 9°56′E / 52.1°N 9.93333°E / 52.1; 9.93333Coordinates: 52°06′N 9°56′E / 52.1°N 9.93333°E / 52.1; 9.93333
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Hildesheim
Mayor	Jürgen Meier (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	30.21 km2 (11.66 sq mi)
Population	6,736 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	223 /km2 (577 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	HI
Postal code	31199
Area codes	05121 and 05064
Website	www.diekholzen.de

Diekholzen is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 7 km southwest of Hildesheim on the Beuster, a tributary of the Innerste.

In 1974, the former villages of Diekholzen, Söhre, Barienrode and Egenstedt were united to form the municipality of Diekholzen. Each village has its own history and various sights. Most of the inhabitants are Roman catholics. The largest village of the municipality is Diekholzen with an administration building, a school, a hospital, several shops, a supermarket, some restaurants and a hotel. Several times a day, each village of the municipality is accessible from Hildesheim and from Alfeld by bus.

Saint Jakobus Church (1656), Diekholzen.

Protestant Church (1963), Diekholzen.

Half-timbered house, Diekholzen.

Chapel (1996) on the river Beuster, Diekholzen.

Miners' Memorial, Diekholzen.

Nature reserve, Söhre.

Memorial stone, Söhre.

Saint Nicholas Church (1734), Barienrode.

Stone cross (1860), Barienrode.

References

1. ^ "Bevölkerungsfortschreibung" (in German). Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen. 31 December 2009. http://www1.nls.niedersachsen.de/statistik/html/parametereingabe.asp?DT=K1000014&CM=Bev%F6lkerungsfortschreibung.