- Herdecke
Infobox German Location
Art = Stadt
Name = Herdecke
Wappen = Wappen der Stadt Herdecke.png
lon_deg = 07 |lon_min = 26
Lageplan = Herdecke Blick von Volmarstein.jpg
Bundesland = Nordrhein-Westfalen
Regierungsbezirk = Arnsberg
Kreis = Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis
Höhe = 274
Fläche = 22.4
Einwohner = 25205
Stand = 2007-12-31
PLZ = 58313
Vorwahl = 02330
Kfz = EN
Gemeindeschlüssel = 05 9 54 020
Website = [http://www.herdecke.de/ www.herdecke.de]
Bürgermeister = Hans-Werner Koch
Partei = SPDHerdecke is a town in the district of
Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis ,North Rhine-Westphalia inGermany . Its located south ofDortmund in theRuhr Area and is known as "Die Stadt zwischen den Ruhrseen" (lit. "The city between theRuhr lakes").The city is located in the area of the
Regionalverband Ruhr (RVR).Geography
Herdecke is located in the
Ardeygebirge , the northwestern part of theSauerland , betweenDortmund in the North and Northeast,Hagen in the South,Wetter (Ruhr) in the Southwest and Witten in the West and Northwest.The mountain rocks are made up of carbon. Quarries are founded mining
sandstone , only one is still run today.All of the lakes of the
Ruhr are reservoirs. They areHengsteysee andHarkortsee .Climate
The average precipitation is between 850 and 900 mm. The average temperature is around 10.6°C.
History
Herdecke used to be part of
Grafschaft Mark .The "
Herdecker Kornmarkt " was famous until the end of the 19th century.In 1739,
Frederick William I of Prussia received Herdecke city rights.In 1939, Ende incorporated into Herdecke.
Population history
The population between 1939 and 1993 grew at 147.25%. The municipal reform kept the population over 25,000. The population after 1993 slowly declined.
Traffic
It is accessed to the
Volmetalbahn , A1/E37 and A54/E41 and routes 54, 226 and 234.ites of interest:
Tourism is popular especially around and on the two Ruhr lakes. There is "Bachviertel", the historical part of Herdecke.
*Ruhr Viaduct
*Gut Schede
*Haus Mallinckrodt
*Haus Ende The suburban city also has a museum, a theatre and a cinema.
Communications
Radio
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Radio NRW (pro: ehn-ehr-veh)Personalities:
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Irmingard Schewe-Gerigk , member of German Bundestag
*Lars Ricken , German football player (Borussia Dortmund )External links
* [http://www.herdecke.de/ Official site] de icon
* [http://www.heimatverein-herdecke.de Heimatverein-Herdecke.de] de icon
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