Hilden

Hilden
Coat of arms of Hilden
Location of Hilden within Mettmann district
Mettmann (district)North Rhine-WestphaliaEnnepe-Ruhr-KreisRemscheidWuppertalSolingenRheinisch-Bergischer KreisLeverkusenCologneRhein-Kreis NeussDüsseldorfDuisburgMülheim an der RuhrEssenMonheim am RheinLangenfeldHildenHaanErkrathMettmannWülfrathVelbertHeiligenhausRatingen
Hilden is located in Germany
Hilden
Hilden
Hilden is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Hilden
Hilden
Coordinates: 51°10′17″N 6°56′22″E / 51.17139°N 6.93944°E / 51.17139; 6.93944
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
DistrictMettmann
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Claus Pommer[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total25.96 km2 (10.02 sq mi)
Elevation
50 m (160 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total55,689
 • Density2,100/km2 (5,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
40721,40723,40724
Dialling codes02103
Vehicle registrationME
Websitewww.hilden.de

Hilden is a town in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is situated in the District of Mettmann, 10 km (6.21 mi) west of Solingen and 15 km (9.32 mi) east of Düsseldorf on the right side of the Rhine. It is a middle sized industrial town with a forest and numerous attractions.

The Mayor is Claus Pommer, who took office in 2020.

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  2. ^ "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 20 June 2024.