Hilter

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Not to be confused with Adolf Hitler or Hitler.

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

As of 2002 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.

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.^[1]

Hilter, church: Sankt Johannes de Täufer
Hilter, town hall

References

↑ History of Hilter (German)

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hilter am Teutoburger Wald.

http://www.hilter.de Official website (German)

v t e Towns and municipalities in Osnabrück (district)

Alfhausen Ankum Bad Essen Bad Iburg Bad Laer Bad Rothenfelde Badbergen Belm Berge Bersenbrück Bippen Bissendorf Bohmte Bramsche Dissen Eggermühlen Fürstenau Gehrde Georgsmarienhütte Glandorf Hagen Hasbergen Hilter Kettenkamp Melle Menslage Merzen Neuenkirchen Nortrup Ostercappeln Quakenbrück Rieste Voltlage Wallenhorst

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