Herne, Germany
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| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Administrative region | Arnsberg |
| District | urban district |
| Population | 171,244 source (2005) |
| Area | 51.41 km² |
| Population density | 3,332 /km² |
| Elevation | 65 m |
| Coordinates | 51°33′ N 7°13′ E |
| Postal code | 44601-44653 |
| Area code | 02323, 02325 |
| Licence plate code | HER |
| Mayor | Horst Schiereck (SPD) |
| Website | herne.de |
Herne is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the Ruhr area directly between the cities of Bochum and Gelsenkirchen. Population: 169,200 (2001).
Like most other cities in the region Herne was a tiny village until the 19th century. When the mining of coal and the production of steel emerged, the villages of the Ruhr area became cities.
The present Herne includes the former settlements of Herne, Wanne and Eickel. The farms bearing these names were founded in the 11th and 12th centuries. In 1860 the first coal mine started operation. In the following thirty years the population increased twenty-fold. For the first time Herne was called a city. The same development occurred in Wanne and Eickel, which merged in 1926 to form the new city of Wanne-Eickel. In 1975 Wanne-Eickel, meanwhile as well a city with over 70,000 inhabitants, was incorporated into Herne.
There is a fair called Cranger Kirmes in the district Crange hold every August. It is the third largest fair in Germany with an average number of visitors of 3,500,000. Its origins can be traced back to the 15th century, when farmers started trading in horses on Saint Lawrence’s Day.
Famous Hernians or Wanne-Eickelians include Kurt Edelhagen, Jürgen Marcus, Heinz Rühmann, Tana Schanzara and Jan Zweyer.
[edit] Twinning
Hénin-Beaumont, France, since 1954
Wakefield, England, United Kingdom, since 1956
Ometepe Island, Nicaragua, since 1988
Belgorod, Russia, since 1990
Lutherstadt Eisleben, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, since 1990
Konin, Poland, since 1991
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Urban districts and Districts in the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) |
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Aachen | Bergisch Gladbach | Bielefeld | Bochum | Bonn | Bottrop | Dortmund | Duisburg | Düsseldorf | Essen | Gelsenkirchen | Hagen | Hamm | Herne | Köln (Cologne) | Krefeld | Leverkusen | Mönchengladbach | Mülheim | Münster | Oberhausen | Remscheid | Solingen | Wuppertal |
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Aachen | Borken | Kleve (Cleves) | Coesfeld | Düren | Ennepe-Ruhr | Euskirchen | Gütersloh | Heinsberg | Herford | Hochsauerland | Höxter | Lippe | Märkischer Kreis | Mettmann | Minden-Lübbecke | Oberbergischer Kreis | Olpe | Paderborn | Recklinghausen | Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis | Rhein-Erft-Kreis | Rhein-Kreis Neuss | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | Siegen-Wittgenstein | Soest | Steinfurt | Unna | Viersen | Warendorf | Wesel |
