Herford District

district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
AdministrativeArea rural_district_of_north_rhine_westphalia Q6234
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Herford District

Summary

Herford District is a rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia[1]. It draws 20 Wikipedia views per month (rural_district_of_north_rhine_westphalia category, ranking #15 of 30).[2]

Key Facts

  • Herford District was a member of Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe[3].
  • Herford District is located in Detmold Government Region[4].
  • Herford District is in the country of Germany[5].
  • Herford District's head of government is recorded as Jürgen Müller[6].
  • Herford District's instance of is recorded as rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia[7].
  • Herford District's capital is recorded as Herford[8].
  • Herford District's flag image is recorded as Flagge Kreis Herford.svg[9].
  • Herford District's flag image is recorded as Banner Kreis Herford.svg[10].
  • Herford District's shares border with is recorded as Minden-Lübbecke District[11].
  • Herford District's shares border with is recorded as Lippe[12].
  • Herford District's shares border with is recorded as Bielefeld[13].
  • Herford District's shares border with is recorded as Gütersloh[14].
  • Herford District's shares border with is recorded as Osnabrück District[15].
  • Herford District's coat of arms image is recorded as DEU Kreis Herford COA.svg[16].
  • Herford is named after Herford District[17].
  • Herford District's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 235013683[18].
  • Herford District's GND ID is recorded as 4024482-9[19].
  • Herford District's locator map image is recorded as North rhine w HF.svg[20].
  • Herford District's Commons category is recorded as Kreis Herford[21].
  • Herford District's licence plate code is recorded as HF[22].
  • Herford District's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 62480[23].
  • Herford District's German district key is recorded as 05758[24].
  • +1816-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Herford District[25].
  • Herford District's NUTS code is recorded as DEA43[26].
  • Herford District's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.166666666667, 'lon': 8.5833333333333}[27].

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Geography

Herford District is in the country of Germany[5]. It is located in Detmold Government Region[4].

Physical Characteristics

Herford District's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+450.41'}[28]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+59'}[29]. Its population is recorded as {'amount': '+250783'}[30].

Designation and Status

Herford District's instance of is recorded as rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia[7].

History and Context

+1816-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Herford District[25]. Herford is named after it[17].

Why It Matters

Herford District draws 20 Wikipedia views per month (rural_district_of_north_rhine_westphalia category, ranking #15 of 30).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . landesdatenbank.nrw.de. landesdatenbank.nrw.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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