Peace Valley

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Peace Valley
City of Herford
Coordinates: 52 ° 6 ′ 14 ″  N , 8 ° 41 ′ 39 ″  E
Height : 67 m above sea level NN
Postal code : 32049
Area code : 05221
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Location of Friedenstal in the Herford city district of Herford

Friedenstal is an area of ​​the Neustädter Feldmark district of Herford , which has become known nationwide through the Herford sports club Borussia Friedenstal ( Herford SV ), which played in the 2nd women's Bundesliga and the women's Bundesliga from 2006 to 2018 .

location

Friedenstal is a residential area in the southeast of the city, northeast of Salzufler Straße, not far from the city limits of Bad Salzuflen. To the east is the Waldfrieden area . The Ludwig-Jahn-Stadion , in which the Herford team plays next to the Herford team, is not far away. But it is no longer assigned to the area of ​​Friedenstal.

schools

On the western edge is the Friedenstal comprehensive school, the only comprehensive school in Herford. The Oberringstraße primary school is located in the eastern area.

Kreuzkirche

In 1965 the Protestant Kreuzkirche was inaugurated on Hessestrasse. The main nave stretches from east to west. In front of the north there is a low aisle, the east side of which ends with the 32 meter high tower. On the top of the tower a weathercock turns on a cross with the globe.

The interior is kept in yellow and brown tones. The row of colored windows are located high under the roof. The altar and baptismal font are made of shell limestone, as is the crucifix above the altar in the east. The baptismal font is to the left of the chancel and the pulpit to the right.

Next to the church are two parsonages, the parish hall and a day care center.

Herford small train

There was a Friedenstal stop at the former Herford small railway , which ran Salzufler Strasse in the direction of Bad Salzuflen from 1902 to 1963.

Cycling race

Since 2015, the cross-country New Year's Cross of the Herford RC final sprint has been held on the last weekend of the year around the Friedenstal comprehensive school . Before that, the event took place around the Elisabethsee in Eickum .