Hille | |
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Location of Hille within Minden-Lübbecke district | |
Coordinates: 52°19′59″N 08°45′00″E / 52.33306°N 8.75000°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Admin. region | Detmold |
District | Minden-Lübbecke |
Subdivisions | 9 |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–25) | Michael Schweiß[1] (Ind.) |
Area | |
• Total | 102.99 km2 (39.76 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 251 m (823 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 15,731 |
• Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 32470–32479 |
Dialling codes | 05703 |
Vehicle registration | MI |
Website | www.hille.de |
Hille is a community in the Kreis Minden-Lübbecke in the north of East Westphalia, Germany, with approximately 16,000 inhabitants. It was created in 1973 in the framework of the community restructuring of North Rhine-Westphalia through the combining of nine communities of the Minden countryside. The community is named after Hille its largest village. The geography of the community belongs to that of the North German Plain, from its lowest altitude of 45 metres it rises to 251 metres on the ridge of the Wiehengebirge at its southern border.