Herdecke | |
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 An old timber framing house at the town entrance | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Herdecke within Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis district  | |
  Herdecke  Herdecke | |
| Coordinates: 51°24′N 07°26′E / 51.400°N 7.433°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Arnsberg |
| District | Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Dr. Katja Strauss-Köster[1] (Ind.) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.4 km2 (8.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 274 m (899 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 22,665 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 58313 |
| Dialling codes | 02330 |
| Vehicle registration | EN |
| Website | www.herdecke.de |
Herdecke (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛʁˌdɛkə] ) is a town in the district of Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. It is located south of Dortmund in the Ruhr Area. Its location between the two Ruhr reservoirs Hengsteysee and Harkortsee has earned it the nickname Die Stadt zwischen den Ruhrseen (lit. The city between the Ruhr lakes).
The city is located in the area of the Regionalverband Ruhr (RVR). The two Ruhr lakes as well as the forests on the Ardey heights make the town attractive to tourists. The historic center with its many half timbered houses and the 30-metre-high railway viaduct across the Ruhr valley are two more landmarks.
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.