title: Heringen, Thuringia
text: # Heringen, Thuringia
  
  Heringen (also: Heringen/Helme in order to distinguish from Heringen in Hesse) is a town in the district of Nordhausen, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the small river Helme, 8 km southeast of Nordhausen.
  
  ## Sons and daughters of the town
  
  * Hermann Hendrich (1854-1931), painter
  