Editing Hildesheim (section)

=== Reformation to 17th century ===
[[File:Karte von Hildesheim (1761).tif|thumb|Map of Hildesheim (1761)]]
Hildesheim became [[Lutheran]] in 1542, and only the cathedral and a few other buildings remained in Imperial (Roman Catholic) hands. Several villages around the city remained Roman Catholic as well.

During the [[Thirty Years' War]], Hildesheim was besieged and occupied several times: in 1628 and 1632 by imperial troops; and in 1634 by troops from Brunswick and Lüneburg.<ref>Gerhard Schön, Deutscher Münzkatalog 18. Jahrhundert, Hildesheim Stadt, Nr. 17</ref>