Herten
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For other uses, see Herten (disambiguation).
| Herten | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Münster |
| District | Recklinghausen |
| Town subdivisions | 9 |
| Mayor | Ulrich Paetzel (SPD) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 37.31 km² (14.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Population | 64,344 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 1,725 /km² (4,467 /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 automous state within the Archbishopric of Cologne.
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