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Herne

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
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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.

Museum
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is a museum.

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

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bochum and Riemke.

Photo: NatiSythen, Public domain.
is a city in the area of the state in . This former mining town of 363,000 people is known for its university, which is one of the largest in Germany.

Suburb
is a major district of the city of , Ruhr Area, , Germany. Within Bochum, borders the districts of Bergen-Hiltrop, and Hofstede. is situated 3½ km south of 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 Herne.

Herne

Latitude
51.5426° or 51° 32′ 33″ north
Longitude
7.219° or 7° 13′ 8″ east
Population
156,000
Elevation
61 metres (200 feet)
Open location code
9F39G6V9+2H
Geo­Names ID
6553136
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Herne” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “هيرنه”
  • Belarusian: “Горад Хернэ”
  • Bulgarian: “Херне”
  • Chinese: “黑尔讷”
  • Georgian: “ჰერნე”
  • Japanese: “ヘルネ”
  • Kazakh: “Херне”
  • Korean: “헤르네”
  • Lithuanian: “Hernė”
  • Persian: “هرنه”
  • Russian: “Херне”
  • Serbian: “Херне”
  • Ukrainian: “Герне”
  • Western Panjabi: “ہرنے”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bahnhof Herne-Rottbruch and Herne Power Plant.

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