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{{Infobox German Location
{{Infobox German place
|name = Herborn
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|Art = Stadt
|Wappen = Herborn_Stadtwappen.png
|type = Town
|lat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 40 |lat_sec = 57
|image_coa = DEU Herborn COA.svg
|lon_deg = 8 |lon_min = 18 |lon_sec = 22
|image_flag = DEU Herborn Flag.svg
|coordinates = {{coord|50|40|57|N|8|18|22|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|Lageplan = Lahn-Dill-Kreis Herborn.png
|Bundesland = Hessen
|image_plan = Lahn-Dill-Kreis Herborn.png
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|state = Hessen
|Regierungsbezirk = Gießen
|Landkreis = Lahn-Dill-Kreis
|region = Gießen
|Höhe = 287
|district = Lahn-Dill-Kreis
|Fläche = 63.82
|elevation = 287
|Einwohner = 20810
|area = 63.82
|Stand = 2006-12-31
|postal_code = 35745
|PLZ = 35745
|area_code = 02772, 02777 (Schönbach)
|Vorwahl = 02772, 02777 (Schönbach)
|licence = LDK, DIL, WZ
|Kfz = LDK
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 06 5 32 012
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 06 5 32 012
|LOCODE = DE HBN
|website = [https://www.herborn.de/ www.herborn.de]
|mayor = Katja Gronau<ref>{{cite web|url=https://statistik.hessen.de/sites/statistik.hessen.de/files/2022-10/direktwahlen_09_2022_10102022.xlsx|title=Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden|language=de|date=5 September 2022|publisher=[[Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt]]|format=XLS}}</ref>
|Straße = Hauptstraße 39
|leader_term = 2019&ndash;25
|Website = [http://www.herborn.de/ www.herborn.de]
|Bürgermeister = Hans Benner
|party =
|image_photo = Herborn Blick auf die Stadt.jpg
|Vize Bürgermeister= Steffen Sältzer /TGBN
|Partei = SPD
|image_caption = A view of Herborn from the east
}}
}}
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[[File:Herborn-town-hall.jpg|thumb|The town hall (Rathaus) of Herborn, seen in 2003.]]
[[File:Herborn Blick auf die Stadt.jpg|thumb|A view of Herborn from the east]]


'''Herborn''' is a historic town on the [[Dill (river)|Dill]] in the [[Lahn-Dill-Kreis|Lahn-Dill]] district of [[Hesse]] in [[Germany]]. Before [[World War I]], it was granted its own title as ''Nassauisches Rothenburg''. The symbol or mascot of this town is a bear. Scenic attractions include its [[Timber framing|half-timbered]] houses; Herborn is located on the [[German Timber-Frame Road]]. In 1986, the town hosted the 26th ''[[Hessentag]]'' state festival.
'''Herborn''' ({{IPA|de|ˈhɛʁˌbɔʁn|-|De-Herborn.ogg}}) is a historic town on the [[Dill (river)|Dill]] in the [[Lahn-Dill-Kreis|Lahn-Dill]] district of [[Hesse]] in Germany. Before [[World War I]], it was granted its own title as ''Nassauisches [[Rothenburg ob der Tauber|Rothenburg]]''. The symbol or mascot of this town is a bear. Scenic attractions include its [[Timber framing|half-timbered]] houses; Herborn is located on the [[German Timber-Frame Road]]. Herborn hosted the 26th ''[[Hessentag]]'' state festival in 1986, and the 56th Hessentag in 2016.

==Geography==
==Geography==
The town can be located at these coordinates: {{Coord|50|41|4|N|8|18|15|E|}}. It has an area of 63.82&nbsp;km² (24.339&nbsp;mi²), of which 28.0122&nbsp;km² (10.816&nbsp;mi²) is forest. It is connected by the [[Bundesautobahn 45|A45 motorway]] ([[European route E40|E40]]/[[European route E41|E41]]) with [[Siegen]], [[Wetzlar]], and [[Gießen]].
The town's coordinates are {{Coord|50|41|4|N|8|18|15|E|}}. It has an area of {{convert|64|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, of which {{convert|28|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} is forest. Herborn is connected by the [[Bundesautobahn 45|A45 motorway]] ([[European route E40|E40]]/[[European route E41|E41]]) with [[Siegen]], [[Wetzlar]], and [[Gießen]].


===Neighbouring communities===
===Neighbouring communities===
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===Population===
===Population===
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[[File:Herborn-town-hall.jpg|thumb|The town hall (Rathaus) of Herborn, seen in 2003.]]
<small>(in each case on 31 December)</small>
<small>(in each case on 31 December)</small>


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==History==
==History==
Herborn had its first documentary mention in 1048 and was granted the privilege of a city in 1251 by the Counts of Nassau.
Herborn had its first documentary mention in 1048, and was granted the privilege of a city in 1251 by the [[House of Nassau|Counts of Nassau]].


In 1584, a Reformed (Calvinistic) institution, the [[Herborn Academy]], was founded by [[John VI of Nassau-Dillenburg]], [[William the Silent]]'s younger brother, and namesake of today's [[Gymnasium (school)|Gymnasium]] ''Johanneum''.
In 1584 the [[Herborn Academy]], a Reformed (Calvinistic) institution, was founded by [[John VI of Nassau-Dillenburg]], younger brother of [[William the Silent]] and namesake of today's [[Gymnasium (school)|Gymnasium]] ''Johanneum''.


In Herborn, as of 1602, the [[Reformed Church]]'s first translation of the [[Bible]] was made by [[Johannes Piscator]]. This work has had a decisive effect in shaping church life among followers of the Reformed movement in Germany, the [[Netherlands]], [[Switzerland]] and the [[United States]]. It was printed in Herborn in the ''akademische Druckerei von Corvinus'', known today as the ''Corvinsche Druckerei'' or ''Paul's Hof'', after the family Paul who own it.
Herborn was where [[Johannes Piscator]] published the [[Reformed Church]] translation of the [[Bible]] into German, in 1602. This work has had a decisive effect in shaping church life among followers of the Reformed movement in Germany, the [[Netherlands]], Switzerland and the United States. It was printed in Herborn in the ''akademische Druckerei von Corvinus'', known today as the ''Corvinsche Druckerei'' or ''Paul's Hof'', after the Paul family who own it.


In 1626, the town lost 214 houses in a fire started by accident in soldiers' quarters. Not long after this, Herborn and the surrounding area were the scene of a wave of witch trials.
In 1626, the town lost 214 houses in a fire started by accident in soldiers' quarters. Soon after, Herborn and the surrounding area were the scene of a number of witch trials.


Towards the end of the [[Thirty Years' War]], the townsfolk were looking after 50 [[Sweden|Swedish]] soldiers, which brought them protection by the Swedish Army, and thereby also a reputation as a "[[field hospital]] town" (''"Lazarettstadt"'') that lasted until the end of the [[Second World War]].
Towards the end of the [[Thirty Years' War]], the townsfolk were looking after 50 [[Sweden|Swedish]] soldiers, which brought them protection by the Swedish Army, and thereby also a reputation as a "[[field hospital]] town" (''"Lazarettstadt"'') that lasted until the end of the [[Second World War]].


After the [[Congress of Vienna]], Herborn ended up in a border area next to [[Prussia]] and its economy suffered as a result of import tariffs. Only in 1836 [[Hesse-Nassau]] joined the ''[[Zollverein]]'' (Customs Union), and in 1866 it was completely annexed by Prussia.
After the [[Congress of Vienna]] Herborn was in a border area next to [[Prussia]], and its economy suffered due to import tariffs. [[Hesse-Nassau]] joined the ''[[Zollverein]]'' (Customs Union) only in 1836, and in 1866 it was completely annexed by Prussia.


In the Second World War, Herborn was mostly spared by the bombers, but its [[Jew]]ish community was obliterated in 1942, and many of the patients of the [[psychiatric clinic]] were deported and [[T-4 Euthanasia Program|murdered]].
In the Second World War, Herborn was mostly spared by the bombers, but its [[Jew]]ish community was obliterated in 1942, and many of the patients of the [[psychiatric clinic]] were deported and [[T-4 Euthanasia Program|murdered]].
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==Politics==
==Politics==

===Town council===
===Town council===
{{update section|date=July 2021}}
The municipal elections on 26 March 2006 yielded the following results:
The municipal elections on 26 March 2006 yielded the following results:
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<small>Note: FWG is a citizens' coalition.</small>
<small>Note: FWG is a citizens' coalition.</small>


==Twin towns – sister cities==
===Town partnerships===
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany}}
Herborn maintains partnerships with the following towns:
Herborn is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web |title=Partnerstädte|url=https://www.herborn.de/unsere-stadt/partnerstaedte/|website=herborn.de|publisher=Herborn|language=de|access-date=2019-11-24}}</ref>

* {{Flagicon|France}} [[Pertuis]], [[France]], since 1965
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Pertuis]], France (1965)
* {{Flagicon|Austria}} [[Guntersdorf]], [[Lower Austria]], since 1970
*{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Guntersdorf]], Austria (1970)
* {{Flagicon|Austria}} [[Schönbach, Austria|Schönbach]], Lower Austria, since 1996
*{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Schönbach, Austria|Schönbach]], Austria (1996)
* {{Flagicon|Poland}} [[Iława]], [[Poland]], since 1998
*{{flagicon|POL}} [[Iława]], Poland (1998)
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Post Falls, Idaho|Post Falls]], United States


==Culture and sightseeing==
==Culture and sightseeing==

===Museums===
===Museums===
* Museum Herborn in der Hohen Schule (Herborn Museum in the "High School")
* Museum Herborn in der Hohen Schule (Herborn Museum in the "High School")
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===Buildings===
===Buildings===

====Town hall====
====Town hall====
[[File:Herborn.jpg|thumb|Town hall with arms frieze]]
[[File:Herborn.jpg|thumb|Town hall with arms frieze]]
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====Other buildings====
====Other buildings====
* [[Evangelical Church in Germany|Evangelical]] historical town church dating back to at least 1219, even earlier, with many interesting building styles and features like a gothic choir with net-vault, romanic window, renaissance style in the main nave etc.
* [[Evangelical Church in Germany|Evangelical]] historic town church dating back to at least 1219, even earlier, with many interesting building styles and features like a gothic choir with net-vault, romanic window, renaissance style in the main nave etc.
* Many [[Timber framing|half-timbered]] houses dating from the 15th (oldest house: built in 1445) to 18th century.
* Many [[Timber framing|half-timbered]] houses dating from the 15th (oldest house: built in 1445) to 18th century.
* Market fountain from 1730
* Market fountain from 1730
* ''Paulshof'' the printing works from Corvin
* ''Paulshof'' the printing works from Corvin
* The "High School" (with the local history museum) founded 1584, remodelled in 1645
* The "High School" (with the local history museum) founded 1584, remodelled in 1645
* Town wall with many preserved towers (Dill-Tower, Speck-Tower, Witch-Tower, Burgher-Tower, Hain-Tower, Leonhards-Tower) and gates like the stone-gate (oldest entrance of the town dating back to the city privileges of 1251)
* Town wall with many preserved towers (Dill Tower, Speck Tower, [[Witch Tower]], Burgher Tower, Hain Tower and Leonhards Tower) and gates like the Stone Gate (oldest entrance of the town dating back to the city privileges of 1251)
* The stately home (''Schloss''), the inhabited castle
* [[Herborn Castle]], the stately home (''[[Schloss]]'', inhabited castle).


===Parks===
===Parks===
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===Holiday roads===
===Holiday roads===
Herborn lies on the ''Deutsche Fachwerkstraße'', featuring many places with many half-timbered houses, and on the ''Solmser Straße'', a scenic road leading through many historic and artistically important places in Hesse.
Herborn lies on the ''Deutsche Fachwerkstraße'', featuring many places with many half-timbered houses, and on the ''Solmser Straße'', a scenic road leading through many historic and artistically important places in Hesse.

==Infrastructure==
==Infrastructure==

===Transport===
===Transport===

Herborn is served today by two railway stations and four more have been abandoned.
Herborn is served today by two railway stations and four more have been abandoned.
[[Herborn station]] was opened in 1862 on the [[Dill Railway]]. The current station building dates from 1908 and was designed by the church architect Ludwig Hoffmann. In the past the station was served by two other lines:
[[Herborn station]] was opened in 1862 on the [[Dill Railway]]. The current station building dates from 1908 and was designed by the church architect Ludwig Hoffmann. In the past the station was served by two other lines:
*services on the [[Aar-Salzböde railway]] from [[Niederwalgern station|Niederwalgern]] started and ended here from 1902 to 2001,
*services on the [[Aar-Salzböde railway]] from [[Niederwalgern station|Niederwalgern]] started and ended here from 1902 to 2001,
*services on the [[Westerwaldquer Railway]] to [[Montabaur station|Montabaur]] started and ended here from 1906 to 1980.
*services on the [[Westerwaldquer Railway]] to [[Montabaur station|Montabaur]] started and ended here from 1906 to 1980.
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The station is served by [[Regional-Express]] trains on the [[Siegen station|Siegen]]–[[Gießen station|Gießen]]–[[Frankfurt Central Station|Frankfurt]] route ([[Main-Sieg-Express]], RE 40) and [[Stadt-Express]] services on the [[Dillenburg station|Dillenburg]]-Frankfurt route ([[Mittelhessen-Express]], SE 40, running as stopping trains between Dillenburg and Gießen).
The station is served by [[Regional-Express]] trains on the [[Siegen station|Siegen]]–[[Gießen station|Gießen]]–[[Frankfurt Central Station|Frankfurt]] route ([[Main-Sieg-Express]], RE 40) and [[Stadt-Express]] services on the [[Dillenburg station|Dillenburg]]-Frankfurt route ([[Mittelhessen-Express]], SE 40, running as stopping trains between Dillenburg and Gießen).
''Burg (Dillkr)'' station was located on the Aar-Salzböde railway (Niederwalgern–Herborn) and had three platform tracks.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.rostendeschienen.de/Strecken/3953-6.html www.rostendeschienen.de |title=Bicken – Herborn| publisher=.rostendeschienen.de |language=German |accessdate=3 July 2012}} </ref>
''Burg (Dillkr)'' station was located on the Aar-Salzböde railway (Niederwalgern–Herborn) and had three platform tracks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rostendeschienen.de/Strecken/3953-6.html www.rostendeschienen.de |title=Bicken – Herborn |publisher=.rostendeschienen.de |language=de |access-date=3 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120123122717/http://www.rostendeschienen.de/Strecken/3953-6.html |archive-date=23 January 2012 }}</ref>
''Burg (Dillkr) Nord station'' is the other station still in operation and is also located on the Dill Railway and is classified by [[Deutsche Bahn]] (DB) as a [[German railway station categories|category 6 station]].<ref name =categories>{{DBCatsURL}}</ref> It is only served by the ''Mittelhessen-Express''.
''Burg (Dillkr) Nord station'' is the other station still in operation and is also located on the Dill Railway and is classified by [[Deutsche Bahn]] (DB) as a [[German railway station categories|category 6 station]].<ref name =categories>{{DBCatsURL}}</ref> It is only served by the ''Mittelhessen-Express''.
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Official website}} {{in lang|de}}
* [http://www.herborn.de Website of the city]
* [http://herborn1987.de/ Herborn 1987 – a memorial page to the victims]
* [http://herborn1987.de/ Herborn 1987 – a memorial page to the victims]{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* {{dmoz|World/Deutsch/Regional/Europa/Deutschland/Hessen/Landkreise/Lahn-Dill-Kreis/Städte_und_Gemeinden/Herborn|Herborn}}
* {{curlie|World/Deutsch/Regional/Europa/Deutschland/Hessen/Landkreise/Lahn-Dill-Kreis/Städte_und_Gemeinden/Herborn|Herborn}}


{{Towns and municipalities in Lahn-Dill-Kreis}}
{{Towns and municipalities in Lahn-Dill-Kreis}}

{{Authority control}}


[[Category:Lahn-Dill-Kreis]]
[[Category:Lahn-Dill-Kreis]]

Latest revision as of 07:56, 20 August 2024

Herborn
Town
A view of Herborn from the east
A view of Herborn from the east
Flag of Herborn
Flag
Coat of arms of Herborn
Coat of arms
Location of Herborn within Lahn-Dill-Kreis district
DietzhölztalHaigerEschenburgSiegbachDillenburgBreitscheidDriedorfGreifensteinBischoffenHerbornSinnMittenaarHohenahrEhringshausenAßlarLahnauWetzlarHüttenbergSolmsLeunBraunfelsSchöffengrundWaldsolmsNorth Rhine-WestphaliaRhineland-PalatinateMarburg-BiedenkopfGießen (district)WetteraukreisHochtaunuskreisLimburg-Weilburg
Herborn is located in Germany
Herborn
Herborn
Herborn is located in Hesse
Herborn
Herborn
Coordinates: 50°40′57″N 8°18′22″E / 50.68250°N 8.30611°E / 50.68250; 8.30611
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionGießen
DistrictLahn-Dill-Kreis
Government
 • Mayor (2019–25) Katja Gronau[1]
Area
 • Total63.82 km2 (24.64 sq mi)
Elevation
287 m (942 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total20,894
 • Density330/km2 (850/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
35745
Dialling codes02772, 02777 (Schönbach)
Vehicle registrationLDK, DIL, WZ
Websitewww.herborn.de

Herborn (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛʁˌbɔʁn] ⓘ) is a historic town on the Dill in the Lahn-Dill district of Hesse in Germany. Before World War I, it was granted its own title as Nassauisches Rothenburg. The symbol or mascot of this town is a bear. Scenic attractions include its half-timbered houses; Herborn is located on the German Timber-Frame Road. Herborn hosted the 26th Hessentag state festival in 1986, and the 56th Hessentag in 2016.

Geography

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The town's coordinates are 50°41′4″N 8°18′15″E / 50.68444°N 8.30417°E / 50.68444; 8.30417. It has an area of 64 km2 (25 sq mi), of which 28 km2 (11 sq mi) is forest. Herborn is connected by the A45 motorway (E40/E41) with Siegen, Wetzlar, and Gießen.

Neighbouring communities

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Herborn is bordered on the north by the town of Dillenburg, on the northeast by the community of Siegbach, on the east by the community of Mittenaar, on the southeast by the community of Sinn, on the south by the community of Greifenstein, and on the west by the communities of Driedorf and Breitscheid (all in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis).

Constituent communities

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Herborn is divided into the communities of Amdorf, Burg, Guntersdorf, Hirschberg, Hörbach, Merkenbach, Schönbach, Seelbach and Uckersdorf as well as the main town of Herborn.

Population

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The town hall (Rathaus) of Herborn, seen in 2003.

(in each case on 31 December)

  • 1998 - 21,334
  • 1999 - 21,415
  • 2000 - 21,380
  • 2001 - 21,254
  • 2002 - 21,304
  • 2003 - 21,214
  • 2004 - 21,158
  • 2005 - 21,260
  • 2006 - 20,810
  • 2007 - 20,921
  • 2008 - 20,962
  • 2009 - 20,975

History

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Herborn had its first documentary mention in 1048, and was granted the privilege of a city in 1251 by the Counts of Nassau.

In 1584 the Herborn Academy, a Reformed (Calvinistic) institution, was founded by John VI of Nassau-Dillenburg, younger brother of William the Silent and namesake of today's Gymnasium Johanneum.

Herborn was where Johannes Piscator published the Reformed Church translation of the Bible into German, in 1602. This work has had a decisive effect in shaping church life among followers of the Reformed movement in Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the United States. It was printed in Herborn in the akademische Druckerei von Corvinus, known today as the Corvinsche Druckerei or Paul's Hof, after the Paul family who own it.

In 1626, the town lost 214 houses in a fire started by accident in soldiers' quarters. Soon after, Herborn and the surrounding area were the scene of a number of witch trials.

Towards the end of the Thirty Years' War, the townsfolk were looking after 50 Swedish soldiers, which brought them protection by the Swedish Army, and thereby also a reputation as a "field hospital town" ("Lazarettstadt") that lasted until the end of the Second World War.

After the Congress of Vienna Herborn was in a border area next to Prussia, and its economy suffered due to import tariffs. Hesse-Nassau joined the Zollverein (Customs Union) only in 1836, and in 1866 it was completely annexed by Prussia.

In the Second World War, Herborn was mostly spared by the bombers, but its Jewish community was obliterated in 1942, and many of the patients of the psychiatric clinic were deported and murdered.

During much of the Cold War there was a small American military garrison in the community, district Seelbach.

The town became nationally known for a truck disaster that happened on 7 July 1987. After losing control because of faulty brakes, a tanker truck carrying about 34 000 L of fuel ran into a house containing an ice cream parlour and a pizzeria. The escaping fuel flowed into the sewers and exploded, setting several houses on fire. All together, six people lost their lives, and 40 were injured.

Politics

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Town council

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The municipal elections on 26 March 2006 yielded the following results:

CDU 14 seats
SPD 14 seats
FWG 3 seats
FDP 2 seats
Greens 3 seats
WASG 1 seat

Note: FWG is a citizens' coalition.

Twin towns – sister cities

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Herborn is twinned with:[3]

Culture and sightseeing

[edit]

Museums

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  • Museum Herborn in der Hohen Schule (Herborn Museum in the "High School")
  • Heimatmuseum Herborn-Seelbach (local history)
  • Heimat- und Industriemuseum Burg (local history and industry)
  • Heimatstube Hörbach (local history)

Buildings

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Town hall

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Town hall with arms frieze

This was built in the 16th century and built anew after a fire in the 17th century. Particularly worthy of note is the frieze around the building showing local family coats of arms.

Other buildings

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  • Evangelical historic town church dating back to at least 1219, even earlier, with many interesting building styles and features like a gothic choir with net-vault, romanic window, renaissance style in the main nave etc.
  • Many half-timbered houses dating from the 15th (oldest house: built in 1445) to 18th century.
  • Market fountain from 1730
  • Paulshof the printing works from Corvin
  • The "High School" (with the local history museum) founded 1584, remodelled in 1645
  • Town wall with many preserved towers (Dill Tower, Speck Tower, Witch Tower, Burgher Tower, Hain Tower and Leonhards Tower) and gates like the Stone Gate (oldest entrance of the town dating back to the city privileges of 1251)
  • Herborn Castle, the stately home (Schloss, inhabited castle).

Parks

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The constituent community of Uckersdorf has a widely known attraction with its bird park. You find more information on the web-site

http://www.vogelpark-herborn.de

Natural monuments

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The Old Town is not the only attraction in Herborn. The surrounding countryside features the low mountains of the Westerwald range.

Regular events

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  • Sommerfest (summer festival), last Saturday each July
  • Rock in the city park (Saturday before Whitsun)
  • Martinimarkt (market), November
  • Ponyfest in Herborn/Schönbach (May/June)
  • Strawberry Sunday (first Sunday in July)
  • wine festival (Friday to Sunday, first weekend every July)

Holiday roads

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Herborn lies on the Deutsche Fachwerkstraße, featuring many places with many half-timbered houses, and on the Solmser Straße, a scenic road leading through many historic and artistically important places in Hesse.

Infrastructure

[edit]

Transport

[edit]

Herborn is served today by two railway stations and four more have been abandoned.

Herborn station was opened in 1862 on the Dill Railway. The current station building dates from 1908 and was designed by the church architect Ludwig Hoffmann. In the past the station was served by two other lines:

The station is served by Regional-Express trains on the Siegen–Gießen–Frankfurt route (Main-Sieg-Express, RE 40) and Stadt-Express services on the Dillenburg-Frankfurt route (Mittelhessen-Express, SE 40, running as stopping trains between Dillenburg and Gießen).

Burg (Dillkr) station was located on the Aar-Salzböde railway (Niederwalgern–Herborn) and had three platform tracks.[4]

Burg (Dillkr) Nord station is the other station still in operation and is also located on the Dill Railway and is classified by Deutsche Bahn (DB) as a category 6 station.[5] It is only served by the Mittelhessen-Express.

The three stations of Burg (Dillkr) West, Uckersdorf and Amdorf were located on the Westerwaldquer Railway (Herborn–Montabaur) and are now closed.

References

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  1. ^ "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
  3. ^ "Partnerstädte". herborn.de (in German). Herborn. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
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