Hilter

Hilter am Teutoburger Wald
Hilter am Teutoburger Wald
Municipality
	Town hall
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	Location of Hilter am Teutoburger Wald within Osnabrück district source ↗
	Location of Hilter am Teutoburger Wald
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	Coordinates: 52°9′N 8°9′E / 52.150°N 8.150°E / 52.150; 8.150
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Osnabrück
Subdivisions	8
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Marc Schewski (CDU)
Area
• Total	52.59 km2 (20.31 sq mi)
Elevation	198 m (650 ft)
Population (2024-12-31)
• Total	10,067
• Density	191.4/km2 (495.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	49176
Dialling codes	05424, 05409
Vehicle registration	OS, BSB, MEL, WTL
Website	www.hilter.de

Hilter am Teutoburger Wald (German pronunciation: [ˈhɪltɐ ʔam ˈtɔʏtoˌbʊʁɡɐ ˈvalt], lit. 'Hilter on the Teutoburg Forest') 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.³