Hilgermissen

Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Hilgermissen within Nienburg/Weser district

52°50′46″N 9°9′5″E / 52.84611°N 9.15139°E / 52.84611; 9.15139CountryGermanyStateLower SaxonyDistrictNienburg/Weser Municipal assoc.Grafschaft HoyaSubdivisions8Government

• MayorJohann HustedtArea

• Total54.43 km² (21.02 sq mi)Elevation

16 m (52 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[1]

• Total2,110 • Density39/km² (100/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

27318

Dialling codes04256, 04251, 04255Vehicle registrationNIWebsitewww.hoya-weser.de

Hilgermissen is a municipality in the district of Nienburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

It is distinguished by the fact that local streets are not named. Instead addresses are given as a house number plus the village name and postal code. In a local referendum in February 2019, 60 percent of voters rejected a proposal to introduce street names.^[2]

References

^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
^ Martin, Nik (3 February 2019). "German town votes 'No' to street names". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 4 February 2019.