Dacorum
| Borough of Dacorum | |
|---|---|
 Location in Hertfordshire |
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| status | Borough |
| region | East of England |
| Administration County | Hertfordshire |
| Administrative headquarters | Hemel Hempstead |
| surface | 212.48 km² (183.) |
| Residents | 138,600 (131.) |
| ONS code | 26UC |
| Website | www.dacorum.gov.uk |
Dacorum is an administrative district with borough status in the county of Hertfordshire in England . It includes the cities of Hemel Hempstead , Berkhamsted and Tring , among others .
The district was formed on April 1, 1974 and emerged from the merger of seven smaller regional authorities, which are symbolized in the coat of arms by seven oak leaves. It is about:
- Hemel Hempstead Municipal Borough
- Berkhamsted Urban District
- Tring Urban District
- Berkhamsted Rural District
- Hemel Hempstead Rural District
- Parts of the St Albans Rural District
- Parts of the Watford Rural District
The name of the district is Latin and means "area of the Danes". It was first mentioned in 1196 and marks the southern border of the Danelag , which was formed by the Lea River. After the district was founded, Dacorum was initially a district and was declared a borough on April 1, 1984. Dacorum's twin town is Neu-Isenburg .
sons and daughters of the town
- Hayley Ladd (born 1993), Welsh football player
Coordinates: 51 ° 46 ′ N , 0 ° 32 ′ W