Hilter
Hilter | |
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Town hall | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Hilter
within Osnabrück district | |
Location of Hilter | |
Hilter Hilter | |
| Coordinates: 52°9′N 8°9′E / 52.150°N 8.150°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Osnabrück |
| Subdivisions | 8 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Marc Schewski[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 52.6 km2 (20.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 198 m (650 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 10,461 |
| • Density | 199/km2 (515/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 49176 |
| Dialling codes | 05424, 05409 |
| Vehicle registration | OS |
| Website | www.hilter.de |
Hilter is a municipality in the district Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany, in the hills of the Teutoburg Forest. As of 2020 it has a population of 10,429, and covers an area of 52.61 km2. Its highest elevation is the Hohnangel, 262 metres above sea level.
History
The municipality was united on 14 July 1972 by merging the municipalities Borgloh, Hankenberge and Hilter. Already in 1977 the municipalities Allendorf, Borgloh-Wellendorf, Ebbendorf, Eppendorf and Uphöfen were joined into the Einheitsgemeinde Borgloh.
Industry
Hilter was well known for mining Hilter Gold ochre as well as its big margarine factory which owned one of the largest whaling fleets in the early 20th century.[3]
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Hilter, church: Sankt Johannes der Täufer
References
- ^ "Verzeichnis der direkt gewählten Bürgermeister/-innen und Landräte/Landrätinnen". Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. April 2021.
- ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "Gemeinde Hilter". hilteratw.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2012-12-07.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hilter am Teutoburger Wald.
- Official website (in German)