Hiddenhausen (German pronunciation: [hɪdn̩ˈhaʊzn̩] ; Low German: 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.
Geography
Hiddenhausen is situated approximately 6 km north-west of the centre of Herford and 15 km north-east of Bielefeld.
Neighbouring places
- Bünde
- Kirchlengern
- Löhne
- Herford
- Enger
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
- Loitz (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany)
- Czechowice-Dziedzice (Poland)
- Kungälv (Sweden)
References
External links
- Official site (in German)
