Hamm (Sieg)

Hamm
Location of Hamm (Sieg) within Altenkirchen district
Hamm
Hamm
Coordinates: 50°46′0″N 7°40′33″E / 50.76667°N 7.67583°E / 50.76667; 7.67583
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictAltenkirchen
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
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,700/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 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.

References

  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Altenkirchen, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 3 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 31. Dezember 2023, Landkreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden; Fortschreibung des Zensus 2011" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)