Herbede

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Coat of arms since 1936

Since 1975 the former city of Herbede is a part of the city of Witten (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). As one of the eight boroughs of Witten it now calls Witten-Herbede. Before the incorporation with Witten in 1975 Herbede has been a city in the administrative district Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis. Herbede is placed about 5 kilometres southwest of the City of Witten in the southern Ruhr area in the Ruhr valley and has about 15.000 inhabitants today.

The "Schulstraße" in Witten-Herbede with view about the Ruhr-Valley

[edit] History

Kemnader Sea near Herbede

851: First mentioned as Villa Herribeddiu.

1032: Building of St. Vitus, the first Church.

1208: First mention of Haus Herbede.

1347: First mention of a bridge across the Ruhr.

1589: Herbede becomes a part of Martin Luthers Reformation.

1788: The first steel factory opens.

1951: Herbede becomes the right to name itself „city“.

1975: Incorporation with Witten.

[edit] Boroughs

Before Herbede became a part of Witten, it had five boroughs: Vormholz, Bommerholz, Durchholz, Kaempen and Buchholz. They lost their status after the incorporation with Witten. The borough of Buchholz is meant to be one of the oldest places in the wole ruhr area. Historians believe that the first settlers came to this place about 2000 years ago.