Hilter

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Hilter
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Hilter
Hilter (Germany)
Hilter
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Osnabrück
Local subdivisions 8
Mayor Wilhelm Wellinghaus
Basic statistics
Area 52.6 km² (20.3 sq mi)
Elevation 198 m  (650 ft)
Population 10,247  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 195 /km² (505 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate OS
Postal code 49176
Area codes 05424, 05409
Website www.hilter.de

Coordinates: 52°9′0″N 8°9′0″E / 52.15, 8.15

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 2370 the municipalities Allendorf, Borgloh-Wellendorf, Ebbendorf, Eppendorf and Uphöfen were divided into the Einheitsgemeinde Borgloh.

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