Bad Salzdetfurth
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St. Cosmas and Damian Catholic Church, Groß Düngen
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 Bad Salzdetfurth
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Location of Bad Salzdetfurth within Hildesheim district
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| Coordinates: 52°03′55″N 10°00′33″E / 52.06528°N 10.00917°ECoordinates: 52°03′55″N 10°00′33″E / 52.06528°N 10.00917°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Lower Saxony | |
| District | Hildesheim | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Erich Schaper (SPD) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 67.11 km2 (25.91 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 118 m (387 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 13,269 | |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 31162 | |
| Dialling codes | 05063 | |
| Vehicle registration | HI | |
| Website | www.bad-salzdetfurth.de | |
Bad Salzdetfurth is a town on the banks of the River Lamme in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It was mentioned in Tom Clancy's bestseller Red Storm Rising.
The municipality includes the town itself, and 12 civil parishes (Ortsteile) which were incorporated in 1974:
In 1194, Salzdetfurth was mentioned in a document for the first time. The place was devastated by fire or flood several times. The worst flood occurred in 1738 when 176 houses were destroyed. The word "Bad" meaning "spa" was added to the name in 1921. On 22 March 1945, during a heavy air raid on Hildesheim, Bad Salzderfurth was hit by several bombs and two houses in Goettingstrasse were destroyed. Bad Salzdetfurth was officially awarded "town" status in 1949.
Each of the villages incorporated in 1974 has its own history and its own traditions.
Henning Hesse (SPD) was elected the new mayor in May 2014, he started in office in November 2014, he is the successor of Erich Schaper (SPD).
There are various sights in the town itself and in each of the villages. There are many well-preserved half-timbered houses in the old town centre, such as the Miners' Guild Hall dating from 1898, and in the village of Wesseln. The Catholic Church of St. Gallus at Detfurth was built in a classicist style in the period 1772 to 1779. Other interesting village churches and chapels can be seen in Hockeln, Bodenburg, Breinum, Östrum, Wehrstedt and Klein Düngen. The Church of St. John the Baptist in Wesseln was built in a typical neogothic style in 1853-55.
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