Herne, city (1994 pop. 180,540), North Rhine-Westphalia, W Germany, a port on the Rhine-Herne Canal. It is an industrial center of the Ruhr district, with foundries. Manufactures include textiles, chemicals, machinery, and beer. Since 1975 the city has included Wanne-Eickel (a neighboring port on the canal), which was formed in 1926 by merging Wanne (first mentioned A.D. 890) and Eickel (first mentioned 1150).

Herne may refer to:

• Herne, Belgium
• Herne, Germany
• Herne, Kent, England, near the town of Herne Bay, Kent
• Herne Bay, Kent, English seaside town located in southeastern Kent
• Herne Hill in London
• Herne Hill, Victoria in Australia
• Herne Hill, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth
• Herne the Hunter, an English mythological figure similar to Cernunnos