Hüllhorst is a municipality of the
Minden-Lübbecke
Minden-Lübbecke is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the northeastern part of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Diepholz (district), Diepholz, Nienburg (district), Nienburg, Schaumburg, Lippe, Herford (district), Herford, Osnabr ...
district, in
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia or North-Rhine/Westphalia, commonly shortened to NRW, is a States of Germany, state () in Old states of Germany, Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhabitants, it is the List of German states by population, most ...
,
Germany
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Geography
Hüllhorst is situated on the south side of the
Wiehengebirge
The Wiehen HillsElkins, T.H. (1972). ''Germany'' (3rd ed.). London: Chatto & Windus, 1972. . (, , also locally, just ''Wiehen'') are a hill range in North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony in Germany. The hills run from west to east like a long f ...
, approx. 5 km south-east of
Lübbecke
Lübbecke (; ) is a town in northeast North Rhine-Westphalia in north Germany. This former county town lies on the northern slopes of the Wiehen Hills (''Wiehengebirge'') and has around 26,000 inhabitants. The town is part of district of Minden- ...
and 20 km west of
Minden
Minden () is a middle-sized town in the very north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, the largest town in population between Bielefeld and Hanover. It is the capital of the district () of Minden-Lübbecke, situated in the cultural region ...
.
Neighbouring places
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Lübbecke
Lübbecke (; ) is a town in northeast North Rhine-Westphalia in north Germany. This former county town lies on the northern slopes of the Wiehen Hills (''Wiehengebirge'') and has around 26,000 inhabitants. The town is part of district of Minden- ...
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Preußisch Oldendorf
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Hille
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Bad Oeynhausen
Bad Oeynhausen () is a spa town on the southern edge of the Wiehengebirge in the district of Minden-Lübbecke in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe, East-Westphalia-Lippe region of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The closest larger towns are Bielefeld (39 ki ...
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Löhne
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Kirchlengern
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Rödinghausen
Subdivisions of the municipality
Hüllhorst consists of 9 districts
(Population as of December 31, 2006):
* Ahlsen-Reineberg (1,009 inhabitants)
* Bröderhausen (687 inhabitants)
* Büttendorf (794 inhabitants)
* Holsen (1,080 inhabitants)
* Huchzen (45 inhabitants)
* Hüllhorst (2,761 inhabitants)
* Oberbauerschaft (2,998 inhabitants)
* Schnathorst (2,850 inhabitants)
* Tengern (2,038 inhabitants)
See also
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Hüllhorst Comprehensive School
References
External links
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Official site
Minden-Lübbecke
Wiehen Hills
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