Hamm (Sieg)
Hamm | |
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Coat of arms | |
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 |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.66 km2 (1.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• 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.