Vest Recklinghausen
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Vest Recklinghausen was an ecclesiastical territory in the Holy Roman Empire, located in the center of today's North Rhine-Westphalia. The rivers Emscher and Lippe formed the border with the County of
Castle Herten, former residence of the governor of Vest Recklinghausen
Herten
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Herten is a town and a municipality in the district of Recklinghausen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated in the industrial Ruhr Area, some 5 km west of Recklinghausen.
Vest Recklinghausen
…Vest Recklinghausen was first mentioned in 1228 as a fiefdom of the Archbishopric of Cologne. The administrator lived in castle Westerholt, located in Herten. From 1446 to 1576 it was used as collateral, first pawned to the lords of Gemen (now part of the city Borken) and after 1492 to the Lords of Schauenburg…
Old centre of Herten-Westerholt
Town Hall
Cultural centre Glashaus Herten
Ewald colliery