Since 1975 the former city of Herbede is a part of the city of

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). As one of the eight boroughs of Witten, it is now called Witten-Herbede. Before the incorporation with Witten in 1975, Herbede was a city in the administrative district

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. Herbede is placed about 5 kilometres southwest of the city of Witten in the southern

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area in the

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and has about 13,100 inhabitants today. Herbede has good bus connections and is served by bus lines 320, 374, 375, SB38, SB67 and at the weekend by night bus NE17. There are direct bus connections to central Witten, Witten-Annen, Witten-Rüdinghausen, Witten-Heven, Ruhr University Bochum, Wetter, Gevelsberg, Ennepetal, Hattingen and Wuppertal. Herbede, die Sankt Peter und Paul Kirche foto4 2015-04-19 14

Herbede, die Sankt Peter und Paul Kirche foto4 2015-04-19 14

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

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:1788: The first steel factory opens :1951: Herbede gains the right to name itself "city" :1975: Incorporation with Witten Herbede, die evangelische Kirche foto4 2015-04-19 14

Herbede, die evangelische Kirche foto4 2015-04-19 14

City-districts

Herbede is divided into five city-districts: *81 Herbede-Ort *82 Vormholz *83 Bommerholz-Muttental *84 Durchholz *85 Kaempen and Buchholz

Former boroughs

Before Herbede became a part of Witten, it had five boroughs: Vormholz, Bommerholz, Durchholz, Kaempen and Buchholz. They lost their status after the incorporation with Witten. The borough of Buchholz is thought to be one of the oldest communities in the entire Ruhr area. Historians believe that the first settlers came to Buchholz more than 2000 years ago.

External links

The Bridge of Herbede
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