Herford - Herford

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Herford
federal stateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Residents
66.608 (2019)
height
65 m, 69 m
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Herford

Herford is a city in Westphalia.

background

Herford was first mentioned in a document around the year 800. City rights were granted to the place around 1170, in 1342 Herford became Hanseatic city. In 1647/1652 the city lost its independence after the occupation by the Brandenburg Elector. Herford developed into an independent district town under Prussian administration. In 1847 the Cologne-Minden Railway and the Herford train station were built. With the onset of industrialization, the city grew beyond the area of ​​the earlier city fortifications.

getting there

By plane

The closest airports are Paderborn Lippstadt AirportWebsite of this institutionPaderborn Lippstadt Airport in the Wikipedia encyclopediaPaderborn Lippstadt Airport in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryPaderborn Lippstadt Airport (Q685536) in the Wikidata database(IATA: PAD) , 60 km and Hanover AirportWebsite of this institutionHannover Airport in the Wikipedia encyclopediaHannover Airport in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsHannover Airport (Q170169) in the Wikidata database(IATA: HAJ) , 80 km.

By train

The 1 Herford train station is a crossing station on the railway line Dortmund–Hannover. The Herford – Kirchlengern connection branches off here Osnabrück and Rahden as well as the Herford – Altenbeken railway line. In long-distance traffic, there are InterCity trains to and from every two hours during the day Cologne and Leipzig. There are further connections to Oberstdorf and Garmisch-Partenkirchen. ICE trains to Hanover stop during off-peak times, Berlin, Cologne and Basel.

In the street

The A 2 federal motorway touches the urban area and ensures quick access from the east and west via the junctions (29) Herford / Bad Salzuflen and (30) Herford-Ost. The federal highways 239 and 61 are the bypass roads of the city center.

mobility

Map of Herford

The central transfer point of the city bus network is in the center of the 2 old market. The 3 Bus station on the station forecourt is served by two city bus and some regional bus routes. The city bus network consists of six lines (S1 to S6). Regional buses run, among other things. to Bünde, Löhne, Vlotho, Bad Salzuflen, Spenge, Bielefeld-Milse (Stadtbahn) and Schildesche. A night bus line runs to Bielefeld (Ringlokschuppen and Jahnplatz) on weekends and before public holidays. The city belongs to the transport association OstWestfalenLippe (The six) on.

A bicycle station with a multi-storey car park and a bicycle center with a workshop is located at the train station. The BahnRadRoute Weser – Lippe runs through the city, in Herford there is a signposted cycle path network and several local cycle routes.

Tourist Attractions

Churches

  • 1  Minster Church with Wolderus Chapel. from the 13th century, collegiate church of the former noble women's monastery.
  • 2  JakobikircheJakobikirche in the encyclopedia WikipediaJakobikirche in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsJakobikirche (Q2318911) in the Wikidata database
  • 3  Johanniskirche

Buildings

  • 4  Neustadt town hall. 16th century, Weser Renaissance.
  • 5  Wulfert House. Wulfert-Haus in the encyclopedia WikipediaWulfert-Haus in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsWulfert-Haus (Q1146133) in the Wikidata database.16th century, Weser Renaissance.
  • Early mansion on the Neuer Markt
  • 6  Remensnider House. Remensnider House in the Wikipedia encyclopediaRemensnider House in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryRemensnider House (Q1398514) in the Wikidata database.Half-timbered house.
  • 7  Gabled house
  • 1  Bismarck Tower Herford. Lookout tower east of the city on the Stuckenberg.
MARTa Herford

Museums

  • 8  MARTa Herford, Goebenstrasse 4-10. Museum of Contemporary Art and Design.Open: Tue - Sun 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
  • 9  Daniel Pöppelmann House, Deichtorwall 2. Municipal Museum House of Art and Further Education.Open: Tue - Sat 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., Sun 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.

activities

shop

Factory outlets of clothing companies

  • Ahlers (Otto Kern - Jeans / shirts / jackets, Pierre Cardin - suits / jeans / shirts / sweaters, Pioneer Jeans, Jupiter), Elverdisser Str. 313, Mon-Fri 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sat 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
  • Brinkmann (Bugatti), Wehmühlenstr. 9, Mon - Fri 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Sat 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
  • Linen weaver (Brax), Im kleine Felde 4, Tue-Fri 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sat 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

The Weinrich chocolate factory has a shop on Gänsemarkt, where broken chocolate and remaining stock are sold.

kitchen

nightlife

The two two large discos Go! Parc and X-Herford determine the Herford nightlife.

accommodation

In this list all hotels, guest houses and holiday apartments in the city are listed. There is a campsite at the Elisabethsee in Herford-Eickum.

health

The Herford Clinic with 753 beds and the Catholic Mathilden Hospital with 220 beds ensure medical care. A practice clinic with several medical practices is at Hansastraße 26, there is also a dialysis station at Kurfürstenstr. 12th

trips

To the Herrmannsdenkmal in Detmold, or to Bielefeld Sparrenburg, to the waterway cross in Minden there are each approx. 25 km.

literature

  • Westphalian city atlas. Volume 1., 8 part volume. On behalf of the Historical Commission for Westphalia and with the support of the Regional Association of Westphalia-Lippe. Edited by Heinz Stoob † and Wilfried Ehbrecht [Herford city map by Heinz Stoob]. Dortmund-Altenbeken 1975, ISBN 3-89115-335-X

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