Hamm (Sieg)

Hamm (Sieg)

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Hamm (Sieg)

Coordinates: 50°46′0″N 7°40′33″E / 50.76667°N 7.67583°ECoordinates: 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 Bernd Niederhausen
Area
  Total 3.66 km2 (1.41 sq mi)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
  Total 3,357
  Density 920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 57577
Dialling codes 02682
Vehicle registration AK
Website www.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).

Its web address is . It is the home of the Raiffeisenmuseum honouring Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen who pioneered rural credit unions. See .

References

  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden am 31.12.2012". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2013.