Hilter
Place in Lower Saxony, Germany
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::summary Place in Lower Saxony, Germany ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox German place"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image_coa | DEU Hilter aTW COA.svg |
| image_photo | Hilter, stadhuis 2008-07-15 14.11.JPG |
| image_caption | Town hall |
| coordinates | |
| 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, BSB, MEL, WTL |
| Gemeindeschlüssel | 03 4 59 022 |
| divisions | 8 |
| website | www.hilter.de |
| mayor | Marc Schewski |
| leader_term | 2020–25 |
| party | CDU |
| :: |
| image_coa = DEU Hilter aTW COA.svg | image_photo = Hilter, stadhuis 2008-07-15 14.11.JPG | image_caption = Town hall | coordinates = | 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, BSB, MEL, WTL | Gemeindeschlüssel = 03 4 59 022 | divisions = 8 | website = www.hilter.de | mayor = Marc Schewski | leader_term = 2020–25 | party = CDU
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.
File:Hilter am Teutoburger Wald, die evangelisch-lutherische Kirche Sankt Johannes der Täufer IMG 6824 2020-07-31 12.12.jpg|Hilter, church: Sankt Johannes der Täufer
References
References
- (April 2021). "Verzeichnis der direkt gewählten Bürgermeister/-innen und Landräte/Landrätinnen". [[Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen]].
- "Gemeinde Hilter".
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