Herford

Herford is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located in the lowlands between the hill chains of the Wiehen Hills and the Teutoburg Forest. It is situated in the cultural region of Ostwestfalen-Lippe and the administrative region of Detmold.

Places of Interest

Highlights include MARTa Herford and Herford station.

MARTa Herford

Museum

Photo: 007-IAIM, CC BY-SA 2.5.

MARTa Herford is a contemporary art museum in Herford, Germany.

Herford station

Railway station

Photo: JonesNRW, Public domain.

Herford station is a junction station with four platforms and seven platform tracks in the town of Herford in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Daniel-Pöppelmann-Haus

Museum

Photo: TUBS, Public domain.

Daniel-Pöppelmann-Haus is a museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bad Salzuflen and Hiddenhausen.

Bad Salzuflen

Town

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Bad Salzuflen is a town and thermal spa resort in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. At the end of 2013, it had 52,121 inhabitants. Bad Salzuflen is situated 5 km east of Herford.

Hiddenhausen is a municipality in the district of Herford, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The municipality was formed in 1969 in a reform of Herford by combining the villages of Lippinghausen, Eilshausen, Schweicheln-Bermbeck, Hiddenhausen, Oetinghausen and Sundern. Hiddenhausen is situated 6 km north of Herford.

Herford

Type: Locality with 67,500 residents
Also known as: “05758012” and “Stadt Herford”
Location: Herford, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

52.1005° or 52° 6′ 2″ north

Longitude

8.6723° or 8° 40′ 20″ east

Population

67,500

Elevation

95 metres (312 feet)

Open location code

9F4C4M2C+6W

GeoNames ID

6557621

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In Other Languages

From Russian to Ukrainian—“Herford” goes by many names.

Russian: “Херфорд”
Ukrainian: “Герфорд”

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Notable Places Nearby

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