Hiddenhausen

Hiddenhausen (German pronunciation: [hɪdn̩ˈhaʊzn̩] ^ⓘ; Low German: Hiddenkussen) is a municipality in the district of Herford, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The municipality was formed in 1969 in a reform of Herford (district) by combining the villages of Lippinghausen, Eilshausen, Schweicheln-Bermbeck, Hiddenhausen, Oetinghausen and Sundern.^[3]

Hiddenhausen
Town
Lutheran Church of Saint Gangolf
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Hiddenhausen within Herford district
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Coordinates: 52°10′00″N 08°37′00″E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Detmold
District	Herford
Subdivisions	6
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Andreas Hüffmann[1] (SPD)
Area
• Total	23.87 km2 (9.22 sq mi)
Elevation	92 m (302 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	19,517
• Density	820/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	32120
Dialling codes	05221 (Herford) 05223 (Bünde) 05224 (Enger)
Vehicle registration	HF
Website	www.hiddenhausen.de

Geography

Hiddenhausen is situated approximately 6 km north-west of the centre of Herford and 15 km north-east of Bielefeld.

Neighbouring places

• Bünde
• Kirchlengern
• Löhne
• Herford
• Enger

Division of the town

Hiddenhausen consists of 6 districts:

• Eilshausen (4,909 inhabitants)
• Hiddenhausen (2,755 inhabitants)
• Lippinghausen (2,892 inhabitants)
• Oetinghausen (4,038 inhabitants)
• Schweicheln-Bermbeck (5,329 inhabitants)
• Sundern (1,578 inhabitants)

Twin towns

• Loitz (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany)
• Czechowice-Dziedzice (Poland)
• Kungälv (Sweden)