On one occasion, three high-explosive torpedo-bombs were dropped, severely damaging a number of houses in the Vincke-Strasse (only some of the outer shell had remained) and resulting in the deaths of all the inhabitants.

[citation needed] Phosphorus bombs were dropped in several locations and caused fires that lasted for days.

In particular, the bridge across Rhine–Herne Canal, closest to the easternmost double-chambered lock and the wharf on the north shore, was hit and taken out.

[4] The current mayor of Herne is Frank Dudda of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), elected in 2015 and re-elected in 2020.

Its origins can be traced back to the 15th century, when farmers started trading horses on Saint Lawrence's Day.