Herford

Herford is a German city of Rhineland-of-North-Westphalia, chief town of the district of Herford in the district of Detmold.

Geography

Geographical location

Herford is located in the " Ravensberger Hügelland" , landscape of low hills between the Teutoburger Wald and Wiehengebirge. The highest place is Dornberg in the district Schwarzenmoor (240 m) - the place low is located in the Valley of the Werre in the district Falkendiek (56 m). Close to the downtown area the confluence of the Aa and the Werre is, which crosses the city of north to the south. Stadtwald with Stuckenberg is in the east of the city.

Weather

Climatic data on average:

Close municipalities

Herford touches in Enger and Hiddenhausen in the west, in Löhne and Vlotho in north, Bad Salzuflen (District of Lippe) in the east and the town of Bielefeld (District of Bielefeld) in the south.

Division of the city

Altstadt/Altstädter Feldmark - the hurdy-gurdy city
Neustadt/Neustädter Feldmark - the novelle city
Radewig/Radewiger Feldmark - the district Radewig
Stiftberg - the “Hill of the Abbey”
Diebrock
Eickum
Elverdissen
Falkendiek
Herringhausen
Laar
Schwarzenmoor
Stedefreund

History

History of Herford

Herford was born towards 789 because of its situation militarily important by the union of three farms. Around 800 the Abbey of the women of Herford was founded.

During the Middle Ages and until the catch by the Prussia after the Guerre Thirty Year old Herford was an imperial city and a member of the hanseatic league.

Between 1807 and 1813 Herford was integrated in the Royaume of Westphalia and in 1816 became the capital of a lower administrative entity “Kreis”.

Jewish history with Herford

The Jewish refugees arrived at Herford at XIe century, as in the remainder of Westphalia. Documents indicate the presence of Jews to Herford since 1306.

The Jews also worked for the abbey. N the other hand of taxes, they had the right to be established downtown. One authorized them to build a synagog in 1808 and the community increases approximately 300 people. They had access to the same rights however only the citizens as in 1869. Very few Jews of Herford survived the Nazisme. In 1945, the community counted nothing any more but 10 to 15 people. Since, it increased only one forty immigrants of the Soviet Union.

During the Night of crystal, the synagog was burned and plundered. Today, a monument builds on the ruins points out this date.

Policy

Municipal council

(Municipal election of the September 26th 2004)

Twin towns

Culture and curiosities

Works of art

MARTa and the district in Goebenstraße : Museum ( M for the pieces of furniture, ART for the arte and has for architecture and the ambiente). Opened in May 2005, this museum of modern art occupies a building drawn by the architect américano-Canadian Frank Gehry, and whose curved lines point out that of Bilbao.
the church ” Münster zu Herford “: a church of gotic room of XIIIe century
” Sankt Marien auf dem Bank “ the church Holy-Marie-on-Mount; XIVe century
” Sankt Johannis “ or ” Neustädter Kirche “ the Midsummer's Day church; XIVe century
” Sankt Jakobi “ or ” Radewiger Kirche “ the Saint-Jacob church; XIVe century
” Sankt Johannes Baptist “ the church Saint-Jean-Baptist
the Town hall and the Market hall
the old town hall

Economy and Infrastructure

Circulation and Transport

The highway has 2 key the city in the east. There, two exits (” Herford/Bad Salzufeln “and” Herford-Ost “) as well as the two restaurants of highway ” Herford “are. The roads nationals B61 and B239 lead it traffic long distances on the ring road with the periphery. The station is a junction for the regional traffic direction basin of The Ruhr, Hanover, Osnabrück and Paderborn. In Herford, the ICE stops since 2002. The city belongs to the group of transport of Ostwestfalen-Lippe.

Companies

The most important branch is textile industry with three companies who are active in the whole world. Other large companies work in the sectors of the manufacture of plastic, of processing industry of wood, the manufacture of pieces of furniture and of production of food.

Media

There are a deprived local radio station “Radio operator Herford” and a local newspaper “Herforder Kreisblatt”.

Education

Herford is a seat of an establishment of higher education for music of church. Three traditional colleges as well as a school center with several vocational schools are in the city.

External bonds

Web site of the town of Herford (in German)
Web site of the joint committee of the town of Voiron

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