Sorsum
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Sorsum, a district of the city of Hildesheim
, is a small village in northern Germany
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, a domain was founded in Sorsum to support the Monastery Magdalenenkloster in Hildesheim. Its buildings can still be seen. Sorsum had a water mill which was mentioned in a document in 1215. The mill was built in the south of the village where the restaurant Sorsumer Mühle (Sorsum's Mill), built in 1811, is today. In some other documents, Sorsum was mentioned as Sosserumb in 1496 and as Sorsumb around 1700. In 1785, Sorsum had 335 inhabitants. The present church, Saint Kunibert, was built in 1887/88 in a neoromanic style. The tower was completed in 1908. According to the census
of 1895, Sorsum had 731 inhabitants. After the Second World War, the number of inhabitants increased, as many refugees from East Germany settled down in Sorsum.
In 1974, Sorsum was incorporated into the city of Hildesheim with about 2,300 inhabitants. On 31 December 2005, the number of inhabitants amounted to 2,844. Today, approximately 3,000 people live in Sorsum.
Hildesheim
Hildesheim is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located in the district of Hildesheim, about 30 km southeast of Hanover on the banks of the Innerste river, which is a small tributary of the Leine river...
, is a small village in northern Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
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History
Over 800 years ago in the year 1125 Sutterem, later Sorsum, was first mentioned in literature. A memorial in the middle of the village was raised in 2000 to remind on the first mention. In the Middle AgesMiddle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
, a domain was founded in Sorsum to support the Monastery Magdalenenkloster in Hildesheim. Its buildings can still be seen. Sorsum had a water mill which was mentioned in a document in 1215. The mill was built in the south of the village where the restaurant Sorsumer Mühle (Sorsum's Mill), built in 1811, is today. In some other documents, Sorsum was mentioned as Sosserumb in 1496 and as Sorsumb around 1700. In 1785, Sorsum had 335 inhabitants. The present church, Saint Kunibert, was built in 1887/88 in a neoromanic style. The tower was completed in 1908. According to the census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 1895, Sorsum had 731 inhabitants. After the Second World War, the number of inhabitants increased, as many refugees from East Germany settled down in Sorsum.
In 1974, Sorsum was incorporated into the city of Hildesheim with about 2,300 inhabitants. On 31 December 2005, the number of inhabitants amounted to 2,844. Today, approximately 3,000 people live in Sorsum.
Sights
- Saint Kunibert Church, built in 1887/88, has a painted wooden ceiling similar to St. Michael's Church, HildesheimSt. Michael's Church, HildesheimThe Church of St. Michael in Hildesheim, Germany, is an early-Romanesque church. It has been on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list since 1985.-History:...
. There is also a noteworthy sandstone reliefReliefRelief is a sculptural technique. The term relief is from the Latin verb levo, to raise. To create a sculpture in relief is thus to give the impression that the sculpted material has been raised above the background plane...
(15th century) in the church, showing the AnnunciationAnnunciationThe Annunciation, also referred to as the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary or Annunciation of the Lord, is the Christian celebration of the announcement by the angel Gabriel to Virgin Mary, that she would conceive and become the mother of Jesus the Son of God. Gabriel told Mary to name her...
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- Most of the present buildings of the former domainAdministrative divisionAn administrative division, subnational entity, or country subdivision is a portion of a country or other political division, established for the purpose of government. Administrative divisions are each granted a certain degree of autonomy, and are required to manage themselves through their own...
were built in the 18th century. The impressive manor house, a part of which was built in a half-timbered style, dates from 1734. The large barn was added in 1786 and the remarkable octogonal pigeon tower was built in 1733 with a tent roof. After 2000, the former domain was transformed into a residential area.
- In the Main Street of Sorsum, several well-preserved half-timbered houses can be seen.
- The small Saint Antony's Chapel, which was built in 1725, is another interessting sight of Sorsum in the South of the village.