Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Nov. 14, 2014
Document And Entity Information Abstract
Entity Registrant Name	HAWTHORN BANCSHARES, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0000893847
Trading Symbol	hwbk
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		5,233,986
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2014
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3