Hamm (Sieg)

Hamm 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
Location of Hamm (Sieg) within Altenkirchen district
Hamm
Hamm
Coordinates: 50°46′0″N 7°40′33″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictAltenkirchen
Municipal assoc.Hamm (Sieg)
Government
  Mayor (201924) Bernd Niederhausen[1]
Area
  Total3.66 km2 (1.41 sq mi)
Elevation
220 m (720 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
  Total3,545
  Density970/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
57577
Dialling codes02682
Vehicle registrationAK
Websitewww.hamm-sieg.de

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.

References

  1. Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Altenkirchen, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 3 August 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerungsstand 2020, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.