What is "herbede"

Since 1975 the former city of Herbede is a part of the city of Witten ( North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). As one of the eight boroughs of Witten it now calls Witten-Herbede. Before the incorporation with Witten in 1975 Herbede has been a city in the administrative district Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis. Herbede is placed about 5 kilometres southwest of the City of Witten in the southern Ruhr area in the Ruhr valley and has about 15,000 inhabitants today.