Herdorf

Herdorf
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Herdorf within Altenkirchen district
Interactive map of Herdorf
Location within Germany Location within Rhineland-Palatinate
Coordinates: 50°46′39″N 7°57′17″E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Altenkirchen
Municipal assoc.	Daaden-Herdorf
Subdivisions	3 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
• Density	362.5/km2 (939.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	57562
Dialling codes	02744
Vehicle registration	AK
Website	www.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:

• Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, France (1982)