Herten

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Herten
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Coat of arms of Herten
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Herten  is located in Germany
Herten
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Location of Herten within Recklinghausen district
Recklinghausen (district) North Rhine-Westphalia Dortmund Bochum Herne Gelsenkirchen Essen Wesel (district) Bottrop Unna (district) Coesfeld (district) Borken (district) Gladbeck Recklinghausen Datteln Oer-Erkenschwick Castrop-Rauxel Marl Herten Waltrop Haltern am See DorstenHerten in RE.svg
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Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Münster
District Recklinghausen
Government
 • Mayor Ulrich Paetzel (SPD)
Area
 • Total 37.31 km2 (14.41 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
 • Total 60,582
 • Density 1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 45699, 45701
Dialling codes 0 23 66,
02 09 (Westerholt),
0 23 65 (Marl)
Vehicle registration RE
Website www.herten.de

Herten is a town and a municipality in the district of Recklinghausen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated in the industrial Ruhr Area, some 5 km (3.1 mi) west of Recklinghausen.

Herten was the seat of the governors of the County of Vest Recklinghausen, an autonomous state within the Archbishopric of Cologne.

Its best known sights are the moated red brick castle of Schloss Herten, dating back to the 14th century, and the "altes Dorf Westerholt" (Westerholt old village) with its many historic half-timbered houses.

Geography

Town area

Herten covers an area of 37.31 km2, with a maximum north-south extent of 9.5 km, and a maximum east-west extent of 6.5 km. The municipality's highest natural point is in Scherlebeck, close to the border with Recklinghausen, with an altitude of 110 m.[2]

Herten is divided into the following urban districts:

  • Mitte
  • Süd-West
  • Süd-Ost
  • Disteln
  • Paschenberg
  • Langenbochum
  • Scherlebeck
  • Westerholt
  • Bertlich

Neighbouring towns

Herten borders Marl in the north, Recklinghausen in the east, Herne in the south, and Gelsenkirchen in the west.

International relations

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Herten is twinned with:[3]

Famous people

Born in Herten

References

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  2. http://www.herten.de/leben-in-herten/zahlen-daten-fakten/gemeindegebiet/index.html
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