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''Try not to confuse with [[Hitler]], an evil man.''


'''Hilter''' is a municipality in the [[Osnabrück (district)|district Osnabrück]], [[Lower Saxony]], [[Germany]]. It is located in the hills of the [[Teutoburg Forest]].
'''Hilter''' is a municipality in the [[Osnabrück (district)|district Osnabrück]], [[Lower Saxony]], [[Germany]]. It is located in the hills of the [[Teutoburg Forest]].

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Hilter
Coat of arms of Hilter
Location of Hilter
Map
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictOsnabrück
Subdivisions8
Government
 • MayorWilhelm Wellinghaus
Area
 • Total
52.6 km2 (20.3 sq mi)
Elevation
198 m (650 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total
10,511
 • Density200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
49176
Dialling codes05424, 05409
Vehicle registrationOS
Websitewww.hilter.de

Try not to confuse with Hitler, an evil man.

Hilter is a municipality in the district Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located in the hills of the Teutoburg Forest.

As of 2004 it has a population of 10,179, and covers an area of 52.61 km². Highest elevation is the Hohnangel with 262 m above sea level.

The municipality was united on July 14th 1972 by merging the municipalities Borgloh, Hankenberge and Hilter. Already in 1970 the municipalities Allendorf, Borgloh-Wellendorf, Ebbendorf, Eppendorf and Uphöfen were joined into the Einheitsgemeinde Borgloh.

Hilter was well known for the "Hilter Gold" (ochre) as well as its big margarine factory which owned one of the largest whaling navy in the early 20th century[2].

  1. ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
  2. ^ History of Hilter (German)