Kreisfreie Stadt Herne

Herne is a city of 156,000 people in the area. Part of the city escaped the extensive bombing that destroyed other Rugr cities in World War II, so there are still many historical buildings, especially in the Herne-Mitte district, many of them from the Wilhelminian era.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Herne station and Schloss Strünkede.

Railway station
was opened in the inner city of in the German state of in 1847 together with the Cologne-Minden trunk line. It was located between the village of Herne, which had about 1,000 inhabitants, and the moated castle of Schloss Strünkede and was south of the current station on Von-der-Heydt-Strasse.

Town hall
Photo: Mbdortmund, GFDL.
is a town hall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Riemke and Grumme.

Suburb
is a major district of the city of , Ruhr area, , . borders to the city of Herne. The other districts of Bochum, borders to are Bergen-Hiltrop, and Hofstede. is situated 4 km south of Kreisfreie Stadt Herne.

Suburb
is a quarter of the Westphalian city of in . It is north of the city centre. has a tram line running from to . is situated 5 km south of Kreisfreie Stadt Herne.

Kreisfreie Stadt Herne

Latitude
51.5469° or 51° 32′ 49″ north
Longitude
7.2142° or 7° 12′ 51″ east
Population
156,000
Elevation
57 metres (187 feet)
Open location code
9F39G6W7+QM
Geo­Names ID
3221114
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