Group of people

Integration

The city of Hilden is home to people who came to Germany from over 100 different countries around the world. The reasons for this are almost as diverse as the cultures they come from: Often they did not leave their homeland voluntarily, but because of wars or crises. But economic, family and other reasons were also the reason for many people to come to Germany or to Hilden.

Experience shows that regardless of the reasons why people from other countries come to us, they enjoy living in Hilden and plan their future here.

A society changes with the influx of people. Municipal institutions and a large network of volunteers support and shape the process of integrating immigrants in a variety of ways - ultimately for the benefit of everyone in the city.

Accordingly, the climate in the city is characterized by cosmopolitanism, respect and acceptance.

  • Integration Officer

    Residents of the city's transitional homes for foreign refugees, Jewish emigrants and late repatriates are looked after by the Integration Office. Migrants can go there for information, advice and assistance.

    Information from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia on the subject of integration/migration can be found on the following websites:

  • Integration Council

    The Integration Council is a democratically legitimized body that emerges from a primary election in which only immigrants can participate. People with or without a migration background can be elected, regardless of their citizenship - as individual candidates or as lists. All information is available in the citizen information system.

  • Integration concept

    The integration concept describes the following core tasks of the Integration Office:

    • Individual integration advice and coordination of internal and external integration services
    • Support and supervision of the network of specialist services and independent providers
    • Establishment of an information exchange
    • Process support, further development and implementation of the integration concept
    • Office for the Integration Advisory Board
    • Contact point for all questions relating to intercultural coexistence and integration
    • Initiation of new measures to promote integration
    • Presentation of an integration report every two years