Place:Herford, Westfalen, Preußen, Germany

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NameHerford
Alt namesStiftbergsource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeDistrict
Located inWestfalen, Preußen, Germany
Also located inDetmold, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany    
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Enger
Falkendiek
Herford ( 750 - )
Vlotho
Unknown
Löhne


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Herford is a Kreis (district) in the northeastern part of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Minden-Lübbecke, Lippe, the urban district of Bielefeld, and the districts Gütersloh and Osnabrück.

History

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The region is also known as Wittekind's land, as the last fights of Wittekind's Saxon tribes against Charlemagne took place here. 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. In 1911, the city of Herford left the district; however, it lost its status as an independent urban district in 1969. The district reached its current size in 1973 when the municipality Uffeln, which was formerly in the district Minden, was merged into the city Vlotho.

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