Herdorf
Herdorf | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Herdorf
within Altenkirchen district  | |
Location of Herdorf | |
  Herdorf Location within Germany  Herdorf Location within Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| Coordinates: 50°46′39″N 7°57′17″E / 50.77750°N 7.95472°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Altenkirchen |
| Municipal assoc. | Daaden-Herdorf |
| Subdivisions | 3 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Uwe Erner[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.99 km2 (6.95 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 290 m (950 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 6,661 |
| • Density | 370.3/km2 (959.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 57562 |
| Dialling codes | 02744 |
| Vehicle registration | AK |
| Website | www.herdorf.de |
Herdorf (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛʁdɔʁf] ⓘ) is a town in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the river Heller, approx. 20 km south-west of Siegen.
Transport
Herdorf is located on the Betzdorf–Haiger railway (RB96) of DreiLänderBahn, a section of Hessische Landesbahn (HLB). There also was a service of a branch line from Herdorf via Neunkirchen to Unterwalden which is out of service today.
Herdorf also has access to the public local bus transport through the lines 278, 295, R23 and N73.
The town is located in the area of the transport association Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Mosel (VRM).
Twin towns — sister cities
Herdorf is twinned with:
Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, France (1982)
References
- ↑ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Altenkirchen, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 3 August 2021.
- ↑ "Bevölkerungsstand von Land, Landkreisen, Gemeinden und Verbandsgemeinden 2024 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2022)" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz.
