What is Herford (district)?
{{Infobox German district |name=Herford |image_coa=DEU Kreis Herford COA.svg |image_flag=Flagge Kreis Herford.svg |state=North Rhine-Westphalia |capital=[[Herford]] |regierungsbezirk=[[Detmold Government Region|Detmold]] |Kreisschlüssel = 05758 |area=449.95 |population=253,751 |population_as_of=31/12/2006 |density=564 |carsign=HF |url=http://www.kreis-herford.de |map=North_rhine_w_hf.png |coordinates = {{Coord|52|10|N|8|35|E|display=title|region:DE-NW_type:adm3rd}} }} '''Herford''' ({{IPA2|ˈhɛʁfɔʁt}}) is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the northeastern part of [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[Germany]]. ==Coat of arms== {| |- valign=top ||[[Image:DEU Kreis Herford COA.svg|100px|Coat of arms]] ||The black horse of [[Wittekind]] is depicted in the coat of arms of the district. After Wittekind was baptized [[Charlemagne]] gave him a white horse as present, which is now in the coat of arms of [[North Rhine-Westphalia]] and [[Lower Saxony]]. |} ==Towns and municipalities== {| !align=left width=50%|Towns !align=left width=50%|Municipalities |- valign=top || # [[Bünde]] # [[Enger]] # [[Herford]] # [[Löhne]] # [[Spenge]] # [[Vlotho]] || # [[Hiddenhausen]] # [[Kirchlengern]] # [[Rödinghausen]] |} == References == <references /> ==Other websites== * [http://www.kreis-herford.de Official website] (German) * [http://www.herforder-pils.de/ Herforder Pils] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070628024817/http://www.herforder-pils.de/ |date=2007-06-28 }} {{north rhine-westphalia}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Herford (district)| ]]