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Höxter () is a town in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany on the left bank of the river Weser, 52 km (32 miles) north of Kassel. It lies the heart of the Weser Uplands, and is the seat of the Höxter district. The district of Höxter has a population of 30,000, with the city itself making up around half of the population. Historical place names of Höxter are Hoxer and Huxaria.

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German location.type
Stadt
German location.image_photo
Rathaus Höxter.png
German location.image_caption
Town hall
German location.image_coa
DEU Höxter COA.svg
German location.image_plan
Höxter in HX.svg
German location.state
Nordrhein-Westfalen
German location.region
Detmold
German location.district
Höxter
German location.elevation
96
German location.area
158.16
German location.postal_code
37651–37671
German location.area_code
05271, 05531, 05275, 05277, 05278
German location.licence
HX
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
05 7 62 020
German location.divisions
13
German location.website
Hoexter.de
German location.mayor
Daniel Hartmann
German location.leader_term
2020–25

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Wikidata facts

Population
28749
Area
158.16
Elevation
96
Official website
www.hoexter.de
Image
Bushaltestelle Stadthaus, 1, Höxter, Landkreis Höxter.jpg
Dialing code
05531
Licence plate code
HX
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postal code
37671
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Höxter
Commons gallery
Höxter
P6814
Höxter
hashtag
Höxter
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15 sections
Contents
  • Subdivisions
  • History
  • Albaxen
  • Lüchtringen
  • Economy
  • Attractions
  • Government
  • Town council
  • Mayor
  • Coat of arms
  • Twin towns – sister cities
  • Infrastructure
  • Notable people
  • References
  • External links

Höxter () is a town in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany on the left bank of the river Weser, 52 km (32 miles) north of Kassel. It lies the heart of the Weser Uplands, and is the seat of the Höxter district. The district of Höxter has a population of 30,000, with the city itself making up around half of the population. Historical place names of Höxter are Hoxer and Huxaria.

== Subdivisions == As part of North Rhine-Westphalia's municipal reforms, the collective municipality of Höxter came into being on 1 January 1970, formed out of the eleven communities of the former Amt of Höxter-Land, the main town, and the community of Bruchhausen from the former Amt of Beverungen. The communities voluntarily merged to pool their resources and establish a unified administration. The constituent communities are: Albaxen Bosseborn Bödexen Brenkhausen Bruchhausen Fürstenau Godelheim Lüchtringen Lütmarsen Ottbergen Ovenhausen Stahle

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