Hilter is a municipality in the district Osnabrück

Osnabrück (district)

Osnabrück is a district in the southwest of Lower Saxony, Germany. With 2,121 km² it is the second largest district of Lower Saxony.- History :...

, Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony

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, Germany

Germany

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. It is located in the hills of the Teutoburg Forest

Teutoburg Forest

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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

Hilter was well known for the "Hilter Gold" (oranga) as well as its big margarine factory which owned one of the largest whaling navy in the early 20th century.

External links

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