Herten
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Location of the town of Herten within Recklinghausen district
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| Coordinates | 51°36′N 7°08′E / 51.6°N 7.13333°ECoordinates: 51°36′N 7°08′E / 51.6°N 7.13333°E |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Münster |
| District | Recklinghausen |
| Town subdivisions | 9 |
| Mayor | Ulrich Paetzel (SPD) |
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| Area | 37.31 km2 (14.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Population | 62,235 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 1,668 /km2 (4,320 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | RE |
| Postal codes | 45699, 45701 |
| Area codes | 0 23 66, 02 09 (Westerholt), 0 23 65 (Marl) |
| Website | www.herten.de |
Herten is a town and a municipality in the district of Recklinghausen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated in the industrial Ruhr Area, approx. 5 km west of Recklinghausen.
It was the seat of the governors of the County of Vest Recklinghausen, an autonomous state within the Archbishopric of Cologne.
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[edit] Geography
[edit] Town area
Herten has an area of 37.31 km2, with a maximal north-south extent of 9.5 km, and a maximal east-west extent of 6.5 km. The highest natural point can be found in Scherlebeck, close to the border to Recklinghausen, with an altitude of 110m.[2]
Herten has the following urban districts:
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[edit] Neighbour towns
Herten borders on Marl in the north, Recklinghausen in the east, Herne in the south, and Gelsenkirchen in the west.
[edit] International relations
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany
[edit] Famous people
[edit] Born in Herten
- Ludger Pistor (born 16 March 1959), actor
- Barbara Mensing (born 23 September 1960), archer
- Christian Timm (born 27 Februar 1979), professional footballer
- Adolf Galland (19 March 1912 – 9 February 1996), German Luftwaffe General
[edit] References
- ^ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. 31 December 2010. http://www.it.nrw.de/statistik/a/daten/amtlichebevoelkerungszahlen/index.html.
- ^ http://www.herten.de/leben-in-herten/zahlen-daten-fakten/gemeindegebiet/index.html
- ^ http://www.herten.de/leben-in-herten/staedtepartnerschaften-patenschaften/index.html
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