Hillersleben is a village and a former municipality in the
Börde
A ''börde'' (plural: ''börden'') is a region of highly fertile lowland in North Germany, a "fertile plain". These landscapes often cover great areas and are particularly important for arable farming on account of their rich soils.
These region ...
district
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in
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt (german: Sachsen-Anhalt ; nds, Sassen-Anholt) is a state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of
and has a population of 2.18 million inhabitants, making it the ...
, Germany. A large
proving ground
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for artillery operated there from 1934 to 1945.
Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the municipality
Westheide
Westheide is a municipality in the Börde district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was formed on 1 January 2010 by the merger of the former municipalities Born, Hillersleben
Hillersleben is a village and a former municipality in the Börde distri ...
.
References
Former municipalities in Saxony-Anhalt
Börde (district)
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