Since 1975 the former city of Herbede is a part of the city of Witten (North Rhine-Westphalia

North Rhine-Westphalia

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, Germany

Germany

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). As one of the eight boroughs of Witten it now calls Witten-Herbede. Before the incorporation with Witten in 1975 Herbede has been a city in the administrative district Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis. Herbede is placed about 5 kilometres southwest of the City of Witten in the southern Ruhr

Ruhr

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 area in the Ruhr valley and has about 15,000 inhabitants today.

History

851: First mentioned as Villa Herribeddiu.

1032: Building of St. Vitus, the first Church.

1208: First mention of Haus Herbede.

1347: First mention of a bridge across the Ruhr.

1589: Herbede becomes a part of Martin Luther

Martin Luther

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's Reformation

Protestant Reformation

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.

1788: The first steel factory opens.

1951: Herbede becomes the right to name itself „city“.

1975: Incorporation with Witten.

Boroughs

Before Herbede became a part of Witten, it had five boroughs: Vormholz, Bommerholz, Durchholz, Kaempen and Buchholz

Witten-Buchholz-Kaempen

Buchholz-Kaempen [German: Buchholz-Kämpen] is a city-district of Witten-Herbede, which is a part of the City of Witten, . Buchholz-Kaempen is placed about 12 kilometres southeast of the city.-History:...

. They lost their status after the incorporation with Witten. The borough of Buchholz is meant to be one of the oldest places in the wole ruhr area. Historians believe that the first settlers came to this place about 2000 years ago.

External links

• The Bridge of Herbede