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In a document dating from 1650 the street was mentioned for the first time. Its name was then "Geiler Stert", but the meaning of this name remains unknown. The present name "Gelber Stern" has been used since the beginning of the 19th century. Literally translated it means "Yellow Star", but most
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Gelber Stern is one of the most picturesque streets of
Hildesheim as most of the buildings are half-timbered houses. Many of them were built on a sandstone base and in some houses the upper floor is larger than the ground floor. One of the most interesting is no. 21, called
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style. Carved inscriptions can be seen in the façades of several houses, e.g. no. 14 - 16 which were built at the end of the 16th century. A complete prayer consisting of four sentences was carved into the façade of house no. 17.
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style 1833–1840. Today it is used as a priests' seminary. The oldest half-timbered house of
Hildesheim, which is used as a library today, can be visited in its inner court. It was built in a
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