Höxter

Coordinates: 51°46′N 9°22′E / 51.767°N 9.367°E / 51.767; 9.367
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Höxter
Town
The town hall in Höxter
The town hall in Höxter
Coat of arms of Höxter
Coat of arms
Location of Höxter within Höxter district
Höxter is located in Germany
Höxter
Höxter
Höxter is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Höxter
Höxter
Coordinates: 51°46′N 9°22′E / 51.767°N 9.367°E / 51.767; 9.367
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDetmold
DistrictHöxter
Subdivisions13
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Daniel Hartmann[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total157.89 km2 (60.96 sq mi)
Elevation
96 m (315 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total28,467
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
37651–37671
Dialling codes05271, 05531, 05275, 05277, 05278
Vehicle registrationHX
Websitewww.hoexter.de

Höxter is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the capital of the Höxter district. About 30,000 people live there. The town is on the river Weser, in the centre of the Weser Uplands. Historical place names are Hoxer and Huxaria.

Twin towns[change | change source]

Höxter is twinned with:

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2022.

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