Herten is a town and a municipality in the district of Recklinghausen

Recklinghausen (district)

Recklinghausen is a Kreis in the middle of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Borken, Coesfeld, Unna,district-free cities Dortmund, Bochum, Herne, Essen, Gelsenkirchen and Bottrop, and the district Wesel.-History:...

, in North Rhine-Westphalia

North Rhine-Westphalia

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, Germany

Germany

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. It is situated in the industrial Ruhr Area

Ruhr Area

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, approx. 5 km west of Recklinghausen

Recklinghausen

Recklinghausen is the northernmost city in the Ruhr-Area and the capital of the Recklinghausen district. It borders the rural Münsterland and is characterized by large fields and farms in the north and industry in the south...

.

It was the seat of the governors of the County of Vest Recklinghausen, an autonomous state within the Archbishopric of Cologne

Archbishopric of Cologne

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.

Town area

Herten has an area of 37.31 km², with a maximal north-south extent of 9.5 km, and a maximal east-west extent of 6.5 km. The highest natural point can be found in Scherlebeck, close to the border to Recklinghausen

Recklinghausen

Recklinghausen is the northernmost city in the Ruhr-Area and the capital of the Recklinghausen district. It borders the rural Münsterland and is characterized by large fields and farms in the north and industry in the south...

, with an altitude of 110m.

Herten has the following urban districts:

Mitte Süd-West Süd-Ost

Disteln Paschenberg Langenbochum

Scherlebeck Westerholt Bertlich

Neighbour towns

Herten borders on Marl in the north, Recklinghausen in the east, Herne

Herne, Germany

Herne is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the Ruhr area directly between the cities of Bochum and Gelsenkirchen.- History :Like most other cities in the region Herne was a tiny village until the 19th century...

 in the south, and Gelsenkirchen

Gelsenkirchen

Gelsenkirchen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northern part of the Ruhr area. Its population in 2006 was c. 267,000....

 in the west

International relations

Herten is twinned

Town twinning

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 with: Schneeberg

Schneeberg

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, Saxony

Saxony

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, Germany

Germany

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 Arras

Arras

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, France

France

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 Szczytno

Szczytno

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, Poland

Poland

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 Doncaster

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, United Kingdom

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Born in Herten

• Ludger Pistor
  Ludger Pistor
  Ludger Pistor is a German actor.Pistor was born in Herten. He has had roles in numerous German-language and English-language films including the Academy Award-winning Schindler's List...
  
   (born 16 March 1959), actor
• Barbara Mensing
  Barbara Mensing
  Barbara Mensing is an archer from Germany.-References:*...
  
   (born 23 September 1960), archer
• Christian Timm
  Christian Timm
  Christian Timm is a football striker who plays for Karlsruher SC.Starting his career at Dortmund in 1996 he managed just 15 appearances for the club and eventually moved to 2. Fußball-Bundesliga club 1...
  
   (born 27 Februar 1979), professional footballer
• Adolf Galland
  Adolf Galland
  Adolf "Dolfo" Joseph Ferdinand Galland was a German Luftwaffe General and flying ace who served throughout World War II in Europe. He flew 705 combat missions, and fought on the Western and the Defence of the Reich fronts...
  
  (19 March 1912 – 9 February 1996), German Luftwaffe general