Hiddenhausen
Stadt
Coordinates52°10′00″N 08°37′00″E
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
RegionDetmold
DistrictHerford
Elevation92
Area23.87
Postal code32120
Area code05221 (Herford)
05223 (Bünde)
05224 (Enger)
LicenceHF
Gemeindeschlüssel05 7 58 016
Divisions6
Websitewww.hiddenhausen.de
MayorAndreas Hüffmann[1]
Leader term2020–25
PartySPD

Hiddenhausen (hɪdn̩ˈhaʊzn̩; nds: Hiddenkussen) 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.[2]

Geography

Hiddenhausen is situated approximately 6 km north-west of the centre of Herford and 15 km north-east of Bielefeld.

Neighbouring places

Division of the town

Hiddenhausen 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

References

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Gemeinde Hiddenhausen"