Hilter

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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.

Hilter
Municipality
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Hilter within Osnabrück district
Hilter Show map of Germany Hilter Show map of Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 52°9′N 8°9′E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Osnabrück
Subdivisions	8
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Marc Schewski[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	52.6 km2 (20.3 sq mi)
Elevation	198 m (650 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	10,108
• Density	190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	49176
Dialling codes	05424, 05409
Vehicle registration	OS
Website	www.hilter.de

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.^[3]

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  Hilter, church: Sankt Johannes der Täufer