Herforst
Located in Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm, Rhineland-Palatinate Coordinates: 49°56′34″ N 6°41′36″ E
- Population
- 1,228
- 1.2K
- Elevation
- 324 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Herforst
- Airports
- HHN Frankfurt-Hahn Airport41 km
- LUX Luxembourg-Findel International Airport49 km
About Herforst
Herforst is a village. Location: Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm, Rhineland-Palatinate. Population: 1,228. Elevation: 324 m.
Herforst is a municipality in the district of Bitburg-Prüm, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.
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Population of Herforst over time
| 1975 | 747 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,157 | |
| 2017 | 1,213 | |
| 2019 | 1,207 | |
| 2021 | 1,267 | |
| 2022 | 1,294 | |
| 2023 | 1,297 | |
| 2024 | 1,228 | |
| 2025 | 1,222 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Herforst
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 78 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- December (89 mm)
- Driest month
- April (57 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 4° | 8° | 12° | 17° | 20° | 22° | 23° | 18° | 13° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 1° | 3° | 8° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 9° | 6° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 76 | 61 | 69 | 57 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 78 | 89 |
How to get to Herforst
The nearest airport is Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN), 41 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Trier, 21 km to the south.
Airports
- Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 41 kmeast
- Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (LUX) Luxembourg 49 kmsouthwest
- Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) Saarbrücken 86 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Trier Population: 100.1K 21 kmsouth
- Koblenz Population: 107.3K 78 kmnortheast
- Saarbrücken Population: 183K 82 kmsouth
- Bonn Population: 330.6K 93 kmnorth
- Metz Population: 123.9K 99 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Herforst
Within 100 km: 463 historic and cultural sites, 3,093 natural sites, 824 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km258 places
- Meerfelder Maar Lake 18 kmN
- Talsperre Bitburg Lake 20 kmNW
- Zoonenberg Mountain 11 kmS
- Rechenberg Mountain 17 kmSW
25–60 km1,313 places
- Steinkopf Mountain 47 kmNW
- Steiner Berg Mountain 58 kmNW
- Schartenknopf Mountain 48 kmNW
- Reinersberg Mountain 51 kmNW
60–100 km2,809 places
- Lac de la Gileppe Lake 87 kmNW
- Lac d'Eupen Lake 86 kmNW
- Lac de Nisramont Lake 77 kmW
- Lac de Robertville Lake 69 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Herforst
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Speicherer Wald Natural site, Rhineland-Palatinate1.3 km SW
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Wenzelhauser Forst Natural site, Rhineland-Palatinate2 km SE
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AFN-Sendemast Spangdahlem Landmark, Dudeldorf2.1 km N
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Kammerforst Natural site, Rhineland-Palatinate2.7 km NW
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Orenhofener Wald Natural site, Rhineland-Palatinate3.4 km S
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Spanger Bach River, Rhineland-Palatinate3.4 km NW
Other cities and towns in Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm
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Dudeldorf Village, Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm6.2 km NW -
Philippsheim Village, Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm4.7 km W -
Badem Village, Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm8.4 km NW -
Gondorf Village, Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm6.1 km NW -
Auw an der Kyll Village, Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm7.3 km SW -
Gransdorf Village, Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm8.3 km N
Sources & licences
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