Hilter

Hilter
Hilter
Location of Hilter within Osnabrück district
Coordinates: 52°9′N 8°9′E / 52.150°N 8.150°ECoordinates: 52°9′N 8°9′E / 52.150°N 8.150°E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Osnabrück
Government
• Mayor	Marc Schewski (CDU)
Area
• Total	52.6 km^2 (20.3 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	10,165
• Density	190/km^2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
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. It is located in the hills of the Teutoburg Forest.

As of 2002 it has a population of 10,178, 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

The margarine factory

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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  Hilter, church: Sankt Johannes de Täufer

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  Hilter, town hall

References

1. Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen, 102 Bevölkerung - Basis Zensus 2011, Stand 31. Dezember 2013 (Tabelle K1020014)
2. History of Hilter (German)

External links

• http://www.hilter.de Official website (German)