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.

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History
Notable places
Notable persons
Twin towns
External links

History


Like most other cities in the region Herne was a tiny village until the 19th century. When the mining of coal and the production of steel emerged, the villages of the Ruhr area became cities.
The present Herne includes the former settlements of Herne, Wanne and Eickel. The farms bearing these names were founded in the 11th and 12th centuries. In 1860 the first coal mine started operation. In the following thirty years the population increased twenty-fold. For the first time Herne was called a city. The same development occurred in Wanne and Eickel, which merged in 1926 to form the new city of 'Wanne-Eickel'. In 1975 Wanne-Eickel, meanwhile as well a city with over 70,000 inhabitants, was incorporated into Herne.

Notable places


There is a fair called ''Cranger Kirmes'' in the district ''Crange'' held every August. It is the third largest fair in Germany with an average number of visitors of 3,500,000. Its origins can be traced back to the 15th century, when farmers started trading in horses on Saint Lawrence’s Day.

Notable persons


'Famous Hernians' or 'Wanne-Eickelians' include Jürgen von Manger, Kurt Edelhagen, Jürgen Marcus, Heinz Rühmann, Tana Schanzara and Jan Zweyer.

Twin towns



Hénin-Beaumont, France, since 1954

Wakefield, England, United Kingdom, since 1956

Ometepe Island, Nicaragua, since 1988

Belgorod, Russia, since 1990

Lutherstadt Eisleben, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, since 1990

Konin, Poland, since 1991

External links



Official site

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