Hamm (Sieg)
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Location of Hamm (Sieg)
within Altenkirchen district ![]() | |
Location of Hamm (Sieg) | |
![]() Hamm ![]() Hamm | |
| 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 | 1,030/km2 (2,660/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
Tom Kalender (born 2008), racing driver
Transport
The nearest train station is Au (Sieg) on the Sieg Railway (Cologne - Siegen).
References
- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Altenkirchen, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
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