Herten
Herten
Location of the town of Herten within Recklinghausen district
Coordinates	51°36′N 7°08′E / 51.6°N 7.13333°E / 51.6; 7.13333
Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Recklinghausen
Town subdivisions	9
Mayor	Ulrich Paetzel (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	37.31 km2 (14.41 sq mi)
Elevation	75 m  (246 ft)
Population	62,235 (31 December 2010)
- Density	1,668 /km2 (4,320 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	RE
Postal codes	45699, 45701
Area codes	0 23 66, 02 09 (Westerholt), 0 23 65 (Marl)
Website	www.herten.de

Herten is a town and a municipality in the district of Recklinghausen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated in the industrial Ruhr Area, approx. 5 km west of Recklinghausen.

It was the seat of the governors of the County of Vest Recklinghausen, an autonomous state within the Archbishopric of Cologne.

Geography

Town area

Herten has an area of 37.31 km², with a maximal north-south extent of 9.5 km, and a maximal east-west extent of 6.5 km. The highest natural point can be found in Scherlebeck, close to the border to Recklinghausen, with an altitude of 110m.

Herten has the following urban districts:

Neighbour towns

Herten borders on Marl in the north, Recklinghausen in the east, Herne in the south, and Gelsenkirchen in the west

International relations

Herten is twinned with:

• Schneeberg, Saxony, Germany
• Arras, France
• Szczytno, Poland
• Doncaster, United Kingdom

Famous people

Born in Herten

• Ludger Pistor (born 16 March 1959), actor
• Barbara Mensing (born 23 September 1960), archer
• Christian Timm (born 27 Februar 1979), professional footballer
• Adolf Galland (19 March 1912 – 9 February 1996), German Luftwaffe general

Towns and municipalities in Recklinghausen (district) Castrop-Rauxel | Datteln | Dorsten | Gladbeck | Haltern | Herten | Marl | Oer-Erkenschwick | Recklinghausen | Waltrop