Herten
Herten | |
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Location of Herten within Recklinghausen district  | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Münster |
| District | Recklinghausen |
| Subdivisions | 9 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ulrich Paetzel (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 37.31 km2 (14.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 62,473 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 45699, 45701 |
| Dialling codes | 0 23 66, 02 09 (Westerholt), 0 23 65 (Marl) |
| Vehicle registration | RE |
| 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.
Geography
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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Neighbour towns
Herten borders on Marl in the north, Recklinghausen in the east, Herne in the south, and Gelsenkirchen in the west
International relations
Famous people
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
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References
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ http://www.herten.de/leben-in-herten/zahlen-daten-fakten/gemeindegebiet/index.html
- ^ http://www.herten.de/leben-in-herten/staedtepartnerschaften-patenschaften/index.html