Herford Rural District

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Herford
Map of North Rhine-Westphalia highlighting the district of Herford
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Adm. region	Detmold
District seat	Herford
Area	449.95 km²
Population	253,751 (31/12/2006)
Pop. density	564 /km²
Licence plate code	HF
Web page	http://www.kreis-herford.de

Herford (IPA: [ˈhɛʁfɔʁt]) is a Kreis (district) in the northeastern part of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

[change] Coat of arms

The black horse of Wittekind is depicted in the coat of arms of the district. After Wittekind was baptized Charlemagne gave him a white horse as present, which is now in the coat of arms of North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony.

[change] Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities
Bünde Enger Herford Löhne Spenge Vlotho	Hiddenhausen Kirchlengern Rödinghausen

[change] Other websites

Official website (German)
Herforder Pils

v • d • e Urban and rural districts in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany
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Rural Districts	Aachen • Borken • Coesfeld • Düren • Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis • Euskirchen • Gütersloh • Heinsberg • Herford • Hochsauerland • Höxter • Kleve • Lippe • Märkischer Kreis • Mettmann • Minden-Lübbecke • Oberbergischer Kreis • Olpe • Paderborn • Recklinghausen • Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis • Rhein-Erft-Kreis • Rhein-Kreis Neuss • Rhein-Sieg-Kreis • Siegen-Wittgenstein • Soest • Steinfurt • Unna • Viersen • Warendorf • Wesel