Herford (district)
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| State: | North Rhine-Westphalia | |||||||||||||
| Capital: | Herford
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| Area:||449.95 km²
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| Inhabitants:||255,393 (2001)
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| pop. density:||568 inh./km²
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| Car identification:||HF
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| Homepage:||http://www.kreis-herford.de
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HistoryThe region is also known as Wittekind's land, because here the last fights of the Saxon tribes under their leader Wittekind against Charlemagne took place. He is believed to be buried in the town of Enger.When the area became part of the Prussian province Westphalia the first district Herford was created in 1816. In 1832 it was merged with the district Bünde. 1911 the city Herford left the district, however losing its status as an independent urban district in 1969. The district got its current size in 1973 when the municipality Uffeln which was formerly in the district Minden was merged into the city Vlotho. GeographyThe district is located between the two mountain chains of the Wiehengebirge in the north and the Teutoburg Forest in the south. To the northeast it is bounded by the Weser river.Coat of arms
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