Herdorf

Herdorf
Town
Coat of arms of Herdorf
Coat of arms
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Location of Herdorf within Altenkirchen district
Interactive map of Herdorf
Herdorf is located in Germany
Herdorf
Location within Germany
Herdorf is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Herdorf
Location within Rhineland-Palatinate
Coordinates: 50°46′39″N 7°57′17″E / 50.77750°N 7.95472°E / 50.77750; 7.95472
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictAltenkirchen
Municipal assoc.Daaden-Herdorf
Subdivisions3 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24)Uwe Erner
Area
 • Total
17.99 km2 (6.95 sq mi)
Elevation
290 m (950 ft)
Population
 (2025-12-31)
 • Total
6,522
 • Density362.5/km2 (939.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
57562
Dialling codes02744
Vehicle registrationAK
Websitewww.herdorf.de

Herdorf (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛʁdɔʁf] ⓘ) is a town in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the river Heller, approx. 20 km south-west of Siegen.

Transport

Herdorf train station
Königsstollen stop at RB96 line

The Herdorf station and the Sassenroth stop and the Königsstollen stop are located on the Betzdorf–Haiger railway (RB96) of DreiLänderBahn, a section of Hessische Landesbahn (HLB).

There also was a service of a branch line from Herdorf via Neunkirchen to Unterwalden which is out of service today.

Herdorf also has access to the public local bus transport through the lines 278, 295, R23 and N73.

The town is located in the area of the transport association Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Mosel (VRM), in the fare zone number 931.

Twin towns — sister cities

Herdorf is twinned with:

References

  1. ↑ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Altenkirchen, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 3 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerungsstand von Land, Landkreisen, Gemeinden und Verbandsgemeinden 2025 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2022)" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz.