Hilter Explained

Image Coa:DEU Hilter aTW COA.svg
Coordinates:52.15°N 17°W
Image Plan:Hilter am Teutoburger Wald in OS.svg
State:Niedersachsen
District:Osnabrück
Elevation:198
Area:52.6
Postal Code:49176
Area Code:05424, 05409
Licence:OS
Gemeindeschlüssel:03 4 59 022
Divisions:8
Website:www.hilter.de
Mayor:Marc Schewski[1]
Leader Term:2020 - 25
Party:CDU

Hilter is a municipality in the district Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located 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. Highest elevation is the Hohnangel with 262 m above sea level.

History

The municipality was united on July 14, 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.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Verzeichnis der direkt gewählten Bürgermeister/-innen und Landräte/Landrätinnen. April 2021. Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
  2. http://www.hilter.de/de/Tourismus_und_Freizeit/geschichte History of Hilter (German)