Hilter
Place in Lower Saxony, Germany
Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany
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Coat of arms
Location of Hilter within Osnabrück district
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(2020–25) Marc Schewski[1] (CDU)
(2022-12-31)[2]
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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
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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]
- Hilter, church: Sankt Johannes der Täufer
References
- ^ "Verzeichnis der direkt gewählten Bürgermeister/-innen und Landräte/Landrätinnen". Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. April 2021.
- ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
- ^ History of Hilter (German)
External links
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- http://www.hilter.de Official website (German)
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Towns and municipalities in Osnabrück (district)
- Alfhausen
- Ankum
- Bad Essen
- Bad Iburg
- Bad Laer
- Bad Rothenfelde
- Badbergen
- Belm
- Berge
- Bersenbrück
- Bippen
- Bissendorf
- Bohmte
- Bramsche
- Dissen
- Eggermühlen
- Fürstenau
- Gehrde
- Georgsmarienhütte
- Glandorf
- Hagen
- Hasbergen
- Hilter
- Kettenkamp
- Melle
- Menslage
- Merzen
- Neuenkirchen
- Nortrup
- Ostercappeln
- Quakenbrück
- Rieste
- Voltlage
- Wallenhorst
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