Hereford

52.056111111111 - 2.7175Koordinaten: 52 ° 3 ' N, 2 ° 43 ' W

Hereford [ hɛrɨfərd ] ( Welsh: Henffordd ) is a city in the west of England, near the border with Wales.

Location

Hereford is located northwest of Gloucester on the River Wye. It has 54 842 inhabitants (as of 2001) and is the administrative headquarters of the independent administrative unit ( Unitary Authority) Herefordshire. From 1974 to 1998, the town belonged to the now defunct county of Hereford and Worcester.

Economy

The area around Hereford is dominated by agriculture, including poultry parts are processed and used in cattle, which is why " Hereford " is also the abbreviation for the Hereford beef.

In addition, there apples are cultivated and processed into cider. In Hereford, the company HP Bulmer is established, one of the largest cider producer in Britain.

There are also in Hereford glass and furniture industries, as well as a plant for the production of nickel alloys.

Others

As near Hereford, the British Special Air Service (SAS ) is ( comparable to the German Special Forces Command ) stationed Hereford is often, especially in military jargon, called acronym for the SAS.

Other attractions include the Cider Museum Hereford and Hereford Cathedral, built in 1079, in which the Hereford map is stored, a medieval map of the world.

Twin Cities

Hereford is twinned since 1989 with Dillenburg ( Hesse).

Another twinning is with the French Vierzon since 1994.

Personalities

Sons and daughters

Hereford (cattle) Hereford Mappa Mundi John Riseley-Prichard Michael Park (co-driver)
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