Herford ( German pronunciation: [ˈhɛʁfɔʁt] ) is a Kreis (district) in the northeastern part of North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany . Neighboring districts are Minden-Lübbecke , Lippe , the urban district of Bielefeld and the districts of Gütersloh and Osnabrück .
7-731: Vlotho ( [ˈfloːto] ) is a town in the district of Herford , in North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany . Vlotho is located along the Weser river, south of the Wiehengebirge , bordering on the Ravensberger Hügelland in the west, Lipperland in the south, and the Weserbergland in the east. The Weser river runs through the city east to north and thus separates the northeast part of
14-454: A Palatinate-Swedish army under the command of Charles Louis of Palatine . In 1650, Vlotho regained the right to hold a market, and in 1719, became an independent city. A harbour was built and Vlotho became the location of cigar, machine, and textile industry. In 1875, Vlotho station was constructed, and in 1928, a bridge replaced the ferry across the Weser river. In 1969, the old city of Vlotho
21-478: Is believed to be buried in the town of Enger . When the area became part of the Prussian province of Westphalia , the first district, Herford, was created in 1816. In 1832 it was merged with the district of Bünde . In 1911 the city of Herford left the district; however it lost its status as an independent urban district in 1969. The district reached its current size in 1973 when the municipality of Uffeln, which
28-459: The town, Uffeln, from the rest of the city. The highest point is the Bonstapel at 342 m in the south-east. Vlotho borders on Herford and Löhne in the west, Bad Oeynhausen and Porta Westfalica (both Minden-Lübbecke district) in the north, Kalletal in the east, and Lemgo and Bad Salzuflen (both Lippe district) in the south. The earliest historical records of Vlotho date back to
35-513: The year 1185. In 1248, Vlotho gained the official status of a city, but this was subsequently lost due to depopulation resulting from pestilence and war. In the 17th century, Vlotho recovered as a location for industry, most notably paper. During the Thirty Years War , on 17 October 1638 Vlotho was the site of a battle , which resulted in a victory for an Imperial army under the command of Field Marshal Melchior, Count of Hatzfeldt over
42-555: Was formerly in the district of Minden, was merged into the city Vlotho . The district is located between the three mountain chains of the Wiehen Hills in the north and the Teutoburg Forest in the south. To the northeast it is bounded by the Weser river. 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
49-411: Was unified with the communities of Exter and Valdorf. In 1973, Uffeln (formerly part of the district of Minden ) joined Vlotho. A major part of the local economy is the emerging tourist industry. There is still some machine industry. Herford (district) The region is also known as Wittekind's land , as the last fights of Wittekind 's Saxon tribes against Charlemagne took place here. He
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