Hildesheim remains a popular travel destination: Overnight stays expected to remain stable at a high level in 2025.
Hildesheim. Hildesheim remains an attractive travel destination for visitors from Germany and abroad. Sights such as the UNESCO World Heritage churches of St. Mary's Cathedral and St. Michael's, the historic market square, the half-timbered quarter, and the 1.000-year-old rosebush draw numerous visitors to the city every year. Furthermore, events and cultural offerings throughout the year provide ample reasons to travel to Hildesheim. This is demonstrated by the latest figures from the State Statistical Office of Lower Saxony (LSN). Tourism year 2025.
With a total of 333.655 overnight stays in the city of Hildesheim The numbers were slightly above the previous year's level last year. Also in Hildesheim County were with 642.036 nights Very stable figures were achieved once again. This confirms the continuously positive tourism development in the region. Trips to Hildesheim were particularly popular again during the warmer months. strongest months for overnight stays were September, July and May each approximately 32.000 nights. In particular, the July saw an increase of around 19 percent. compared to the previous year. Also the December developed positively and recorded around five percent more overnight stays than the previous year.
In the Guest arrivals in the city of Hildesheim In 2025, a total of 193.897 guests counted. September proved to be the strongest month once again, followed by June and May. average length of stay As in the previous year, it was located in City of Hildesheim at 1,7 days and in the County at 2,3 days. At the same time, there is a slight trend towards somewhat longer stays, so that despite constant guest numbers, more overnight stays were achieved overall.
Hildesheim remains popular with international visitors. Most Arrivals and overnight stays of foreign guests in the city of Hildesheim still originate from Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden, followed by Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Im Hildesheim County also lead Denmark and the NetherlandsThe ranking of the most important countries of origin is shown. The arrivals are followed by... Sweden, Switzerland and PolandIn terms of overnight stays, Denmark and the Netherlands are the next highest-ranking countries. Poland, Sweden and Switzerland in the following places. Overall, there is a slight shift towards more domestic guestsWhile international guests are arriving somewhat less frequently, many foreign visitors are staying longer, resulting in overall stable overnight stay figures. These figures confirm Hildesheim's continued attractiveness as a travel destination. Both for Short trips as well as multi-day stays The city remains a popular destination in the heart of Lower Saxony.
[March 9, 2025]
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