Hilden ( German: Hilden ) is a city in Germany , in North Rhine-Westphalia .
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| Hilden | |||||
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| Hilden | |||||
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| A country |  Germany | ||||
| Land | North Rhine-Westphalia | ||||
| Internal division | 5 urban areas | ||||
| Chapter | Horst Tiele ( SPD ) | ||||
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| Square | 25.96 km² | ||||
| Center height | 50 m | ||||
| Timezone | UTC + 1 , in summer UTC + 2 | ||||
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| Population | 55,441 people ( 2010 ) | ||||
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| Telephone code | 0 2103 | ||||
| Postcode | 40721,40723,40724 | ||||
| Car code | ME | ||||
| Official code | 05 1 58 016 | ||||
| hilden.de (German) | |||||
It is part of Mettman County. The population is 56.0 thousand people (2009); in 2000 - 56.3 thousand. It covers an area of 25.96 km². The official code is 05 1 58 016 .
The city is divided into 5 urban areas.
Content
Geography
Hilden, located 10 km west of the city of Solingen and 5 km southeast of Düsseldorf , with a population of almost 57 thousand inhabitants, is the fourth largest city in the district of Mettmann . The city borders in the north with Erkrath , in the northeast with Khan , in the east and southeast with Solingen , in the south with Langenfeld and in the west with Düsseldorf . Most of the city is located on the river terrace , which marks the transition from the Lower Rhine region to the Berg region . While the station located in the west of the city is 48 meters above sea level , the highest point of the city, Mount Yabberg at the border with the Khan, rises to 106 m. In general, the surface on which the city stands rises to the east. The level of precipitation is quite high, exceeds 800 mm / year.
In one of the most densely populated cities in Germany, the number of undeveloped areas and green spaces is extremely small. Hilden has a closed urban area, which is surrounded by highways. The population density is relatively high due to the lack of suburbs or territories included in it used in agriculture.
The largest undeveloped area is the Hilden city forest ( Hilden Heath ) in the northeast, then Giesenheide, one of the last large and at the same time free for building areas located in the north of the city. Since the city has spread in the shape of a star in all directions, the inhabitants of Hilden designate the inhabited parts of the city as center, north, south, east and west. Local designations such as Maide, Karnap, Trotzhilden, etc. are no longer used to designate parts of the city.
Attractions
- Church of St. James
- Hilden Heath
Schools
- City Music School
Special Features
- Forest Barracks
Twin Cities
- Nove Mesto nad Metuji , Czech Republic
Persons
Honorary Citizens
- Otto von Bismarck (1815–1898), - Reich Chancellor , from March 11, 1895.
- Wilhelm Ferdinand Lieven (1839–1902), - Landowner and 1st Elder, since September 17, 1900.
- Fritz Gressard (1839–1923), - manufacturer and 1st elder, from May 26, 1914.
- Walter Wiederhold (1885–1959), - manufacturer, since May 9, 1952.
- Ellen Wiederhold - manufacturer and burgomaster, since November 4, 1994.
Born in Hilden
- Walter Furthmann (1873–1945), architect, author of the old town hall in Hilden.
- Max Volmer (1885–1965), physicist-chemist, specialist in chemical kinetics.
- Christian Petzold (* 1960), film director and screenwriter, representative and leader of the Berlin school.
- Knut Reinhardt (* 1968), football player, former midfielder known for playing for Borussia (Dortmund), Bayer 04 and the German national team.
- Michael Tarnat (* 1969), a football player, played for the German national team.
Lived and worked in Hilden
- Erich Varzits (1906–1983), test pilot. Founder of one of the engineering plants in Hilden.