Herford

Herford

Herford , city (1994 pop. 65,680), North Rhine–Westphalia, NW Germany, on the Werre River. Its manufactures include cigars, textiles, chocolate, carpets, machinery, and metal products. The city is also a major producer of furniture in Germany. Herford developed around a 13th-century church (still standing) that formerly had been a Benedictine convent (founded in the 9th cent.). It was a member of the Hanseatic League and passed to Brandenburg in 1647. The contemporary art museum (2005) was designed by Frank Gehry .

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Herford

Herford, North Rhine‐Westphalia/Germany Founded as a nunnery in 789 where the River Aa flows into the River Werre. It probably has the same meaning as Hereford.

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