Herne
Herne is a city of 156,000 people in the Ruhr 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.Places of Interest
Highlights: Herne station and Schloss Strünkede.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bochum and Riemke.
Bochum
Riemke
Suburb
Riemke is a major district of the city of Bochum, Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Riemke is situated 3½ km south of Herne.
Grumme
Suburb
Grumme is a quarter of the Westphalian city of Bochum in Germany. Grumme is situated 5 km south of Herne.
Herne
- Type: Locality with 156,000 residents
- Also known as: “05916000” and “Stadt Herne”
- Location: Herne, Arnsberg, Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
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
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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
Places to explore: Baukau and Rottbruch.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Bahnhof Herne-Rottbruch and Herne Power Plant.
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