Herdecke

town in Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Herdecke

Summary

Herdecke is a medium-sized district town[1]. Herdecke draws 1,177 Wikipedia views per month (medium_sized_district_town category, ranking #48 of 120).[2]

Key Facts

  • Herdecke was a member of Climate Alliance[3].
  • Herdecke was a member of Mayors for Peace[4].
  • Herdecke was a member of Städte- und Gemeindebund Nordrhein-Westfalen[5].
  • Herdecke is located in Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis[6].
  • Herdecke is in the country of Germany[7].
  • Herdecke is on the body of water Ruhr[8].
  • Herdecke's head of government is recorded as Iris Stalzer[9].
  • Herdecke's instance of is recorded as medium-sized district town[10].
  • Herdecke's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[11].
  • Herdecke's shares border with is recorded as Dortmund[12].
  • Herdecke's shares border with is recorded as Witten[13].
  • Herdecke's shares border with is recorded as Wetter[14].
  • Herdecke's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ende[15].
  • Herdecke's twinned administrative body is recorded as Blankenburg[16].
  • Herdecke's postal code is recorded as 58313[17].
  • Herdecke's Commons category is recorded as Herdecke[18].
  • Herdecke's licence plate code is recorded as EN[19].
  • Herdecke's local dialing code is recorded as 02330[20].
  • Herdecke's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 51.4, 'longitude': 7.4333333333333}[21].
  • Herdecke's official website is recorded as https://www.herdecke.de/[22].
  • Herdecke's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Herdecke[23].
  • Herdecke's Commons gallery is recorded as Herdecke[24].
  • Herdecke has a population of {'amount': '+22818'}[25].
  • Herdecke has a population of {'amount': '+22836'}[26].
  • Herdecke has a population of {'amount': '+22572'}[27].

Body

Geography

Herdecke is in the country of Germany[7]. Herdecke is located in Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis[6]. Herdecke is on the body of water Ruhr[8].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+22.4'}[28] and {'amount': '+22.39'}[29]. Herdecke sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+150'}[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+22818'}[25], {'amount': '+22836'}[26], {'amount': '+22572'}[27], {'amount': '+22733'}[31], {'amount': '+22653'}[32], and {'amount': '+22689'}[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include medium-sized district town[10] and urban municipality in Germany[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Herdecke include Witten/Herdecke University[34], a private university[35], in Germany[36], founded in 1982[37], headquartered in Witten[38].

Why It Matters

Herdecke draws 1,177 Wikipedia views per month (medium_sized_district_town category, ranking #48 of 120).[2] Herdecke has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Herdecke is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

Entities named for Herdecke include Witten/Herdecke University[34], a private university[35], in Germany[36], founded in 1982[37], headquartered in Witten[38].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  28. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+22818'}, {'amount': '+22836'}, {'amount': '+22572'} +7
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  2. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 → 90023
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  3. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+22818'}, {'amount': '+22836'}, {'amount': '+22572'} +7
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39115|batch #39115]]: einwohnerzahlen2024"
  4. 16w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
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  5. 20w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
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    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Herdecke
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:ہیرڈیکے]]"
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