Hamm (Sieg)
Hamm | |
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Location of Hamm (Sieg) within Altenkirchen district ![]() | |
Coordinates: 50°46′0″N 7°40′33″E / 50.76667°N 7.67583°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Altenkirchen |
Municipal assoc. | Hamm (Sieg) |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–24) | Bernd Niederhausen[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 3.66 km2 (1.41 sq mi) |
Elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 3,763 |
• Density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 57577 |
Dialling codes | 02682 |
Vehicle registration | AK |
Website | www |
Hamm (German pronunciation: [ham] ⓘ) is a municipality in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the river Sieg, approx. 10 km north-east of Altenkirchen, and 40 km east of Bonn.
Hamm is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Hamm (Sieg). It is the home of the Raiffeisenmuseum honouring Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen who pioneered rural credit unions.
Notable people
[edit]Tom Kalender (born 2008), racing driver
References
[edit]- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Altenkirchen, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 3 August 2021.
- ^ Bevölkerungsstand 31. Dezember 2023, Landkreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden; Fortschreibung des Zensus 2011 (in German), Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz, 2024
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