title: Exter (Vlotho)
text: # Exter (Vlotho)
  
  Exter (listen) is a suburb of the town Vlotho in the district of Herford, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Exter has a population of just over 3,000 (June 2007) and makes up the westernmost part of the town Vlotho.
  
  ## Location
  
  Exter borders on Herford in the west, Löhne and Bad Oeynhausen (both Minden-Lübbecke district) in the north, the suburb Valdorf of Vlotho in the east, and Bad Salzuflen (Lippe district) in the south. Bundesautobahn 2 goes through the village.
  
  The highest point is the Steinegge at 255.5 m, the lowest point is at Hagenmühle at 99.6 m.
  
  * View of Exter from the north – with Wüsten (Lippe) in the background
  * Germany's first Lutheran highway church
  * Renovated windmill in Solterwisch
  
  ## History
  
  The name Exter was first mentioned in the 12th century in a document of the convent in Herford.
  
  ## Attractions
  
  The windmill built in 1850 in Solterwisch has been renovated and is fully functional.
  
  The Evangelical Lutheran church [de], built in 1666, was consecrated as the first Evangelical highway church in Germany in 1959.
  
  