Herford

Summary

Herford is a large district town^[1]. Herford draws 206 Wikipedia views per month (large_district_town category, ranking #6 of 30).^[2]

Key Facts

• Herford was a member of association for pedestrian and bicycle-friendly cities, townships and districts in North Rhine Westphalia^[3].
• Herford was a member of Mayors for Peace^[4].
• Herford was a member of Städtetag Nordrhein-Westfalen^[5].
• Herford is located in Herford District^[6].
• Herford is in the country of Germany^[7].
• Herford's head of government is recorded as Tim Kähler^[8].
• Herford's head of government is recorded as Anke Theisen^[9].
• Herford's image is recorded as Herford innovative sights.JPG^[10].
• Herford's instance of is recorded as large district town^[11].
• Herford's instance of is recorded as Hanseatic city^[12].
• Herford's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany^[13].
• Herford's instance of is recorded as district capital^[14].
• Herford's flag image is recorded as Flagge Herford.svg^[15].
• Herford's flag image is recorded as Banner Herford.svg^[16].
• Herford's shares border with is recorded as Hiddenhausen^[17].
• Herford's shares border with is recorded as Löhne^[18].
• Herford's shares border with is recorded as Vlotho^[19].
• Herford's shares border with is recorded as Bad Salzuflen^[20].
• Herford's shares border with is recorded as Bielefeld^[21].
• Herford's shares border with is recorded as Enger^[22].
• Herford's coat of arms image is recorded as DEU Herford COA.svg^[23].
• Herford's coat of arms image is recorded as DEU Herford 2 COA.svg^[24].
• Herford's coat of arms image is recorded as DEU Abtei Herford COA.svg^[25].
• Herford's twinned administrative body is recorded as Voiron^[26].
• Herford's twinned administrative body is recorded as Quedlinburg^[27].

Body

Geography

Herford is in the country of Germany^[7]. Herford is located in Herford District^[6].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+66521'}^[28], {'amount': '+64088'}^[29], {'amount': '+66923'}^[30], {'amount': '+64385'}^[31], {'amount': '+66608'}^[32], and {'amount': '+66551'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include large district town^[11], Hanseatic city^[12], urban municipality in Germany^[13], and district capital^[14].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Herford include Herford District^[34], a rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia^[35], in Germany^[36], founded in 1816^[37]; 10669 Herfordia^[38], an asteroid^[39]; and Herforder Brauerei^[40], a brewery^[41], in Germany^[42], founded in 1878^[43], headquartered in Hiddenhausen^[44].

Why It Matters

Herford draws 206 Wikipedia views per month (large_district_town category, ranking #6 of 30).^[2] Herford has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] Herford is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

Entities named for Herford include Herford District^[34], a rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia^[35], in Germany^[36], founded in 1816^[37]; 10669 Herfordia^[38], an asteroid^[39]; and Herforder Brauerei^[40], a brewery^[41], in Germany^[42], founded in 1878^[43], headquartered in Hiddenhausen^[44].