| Herbestal | |
| Flag Size: | 120x100px |
| Pushpin Map: | Belgium |
| Pushpin Label: | Herbesthal |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Belgium |
| Coordinates: | 50.6617°N 5.9853°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Belgium |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | Community |
| Subdivision Type3: | Province |
| Subdivision Type4: | Arrondissement |
| Subdivision Name4: | Verviers |
| Subdivision Type5: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name5: | Lontzen |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal codes |
| Postal Code: | 4711 |
| Area Code Type: | Area codes |
| Area Code: | 087 |
Herbesthal (pronounced as /de/) is a village in the municipality of Lontzen, East Belgium.
The origin of the name of Herbesthal is uncertain. The place is first mentioned in the State Archives of Liège under the name "Hardwestal" (1404-1405). Various sources link the name to the following meanings: "Hostel in the valley", "Herbes Valley", "Herbert's place of residence" (the word "stal" in Germanic means residence) or even "Eggental" (the harrow is an agricultural implement). When the village was under French rule (1794-1814), it was called "Aubergeval", which can be translated as "hostel in the valley".[1]
Between 1843 and 1920, Herbesthal was the location of what was, by various criteria, the world's oldest international railway station. It lost that status because of frontier changes mandated at Versailles.