Herford is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located in the lowlands between the Wiehen Hills and the Teutoburg Forest. It sits in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe cultural region and the Detmold administrative region, and is the capital of the Herford district.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude52.114569 degrees north 1 FAQs
What historical sights can visitors see in Herford today?
The ECCAR page for the Hanseatic City of Herford says: Where in 789 the oldest Saxon convent for the upper nobility was founded and Wittekind affronted Karl, the Franks' emperor, today you will find Gothic sacral architecture beside a modern museum building.
Sources
1. Herford (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 67,074 (2025)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 52.114569, longitude 8.673431
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 65 m
P2046 (area)
area 78.95 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 67074 (2025)
View the Source2. Herford (Wikipedia)
Source text, founding-year-range-start: 789
The town was founded in 789 by Charlemagne in order to guard a ford in the narrow Werre river.
Source text, founding-year-range-end: 789
The town was founded in 789 by Charlemagne in order to guard a ford in the narrow Werre river.
Source text, founding-year: 789
The town was founded in 789 by Charlemagne in order to guard a ford in the narrow Werre river.
- In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
On Continent: Europe, Lead paragraph names Germany; continent follows from the atlas record for Germany
[ˈhɛʁfɔʁt] ; Low German: Hiarwede) is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
View the SourceWikidata: Herford
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