Hiddenhausen is a municipality in the district of Herford, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The municipality was formed in 1969 in a reform of Herford (district) by combining the villages of Lippinghausen, Eilshausen, Schweicheln-Bermbeck, Hiddenhausen, Oetinghausen and Sundern.[3]
Hiddenhausen | |
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 Lutheran Church of Saint Gangolf | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Hiddenhausen within Herford district  | |
  Hiddenhausen  Hiddenhausen | |
| Coordinates: 52°10′00″N 08°37′00″E / 52.16667°N 8.61667°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Detmold |
| District | Herford |
| Subdivisions | 6 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Andreas Hüffmann[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.87 km2 (9.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 92 m (302 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 19,896 |
| • Density | 830/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 32120 |
| Dialling codes | 05221 (Herford) 05223 (Bünde) 05224 (Enger) |
| Vehicle registration | HF |
| Website | www.hiddenhausen.de |
Geography
editHiddenhausen is situated approximately 6 km north-west of the centre of Herford and 15 km north-east of Bielefeld.
Neighbouring places
editDivision of the town
editHiddenhausen consists of 6 districts:
- Eilshausen (4,909 inhabitants)
- Hiddenhausen (2,755 inhabitants)
- Lippinghausen (2,892 inhabitants)
- Oetinghausen (4,038 inhabitants)
- Schweicheln-Bermbeck (5,329 inhabitants)
- Sundern (1,578 inhabitants)
Twin towns
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References
edit- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
- ^ "Gemeinde Hiddenhausen".
External links
edit- Official site (in German)
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