Hamm
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City of Hamm
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| Coordinates: 51°41′N 7°49′E / 51.683°N 7.817°ECoordinates: 51°41′N 7°49′E / 51.683°N 7.817°E | |||
| Country | Germany | ||
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia | ||
| Admin. region | Arnsberg | ||
| District | Urban District | ||
| Government | |||
| • Lord Mayor | Thomas Hunsteger-Petermann (CDU) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 226.26 km2 (87.36 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2015-12-31) | |||
| • Total | 179,397 | ||
| • Density | 790/km2 (2,100/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | ||
| Postal codes | 59000-59077 | ||
| Dialling codes | 02381, 02382, 02383, 02384, 02385, 02388, 02389, 02307 | ||
| Vehicle registration | HAM | ||
| Website | www.hamm.de | ||
| Significant minority groups | |
| Nationality | Population (2014) |
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 Turkey
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9,284 |
 Poland
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2,660 |
 Yugoslavia
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2,650 |
 Bulgaria
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1,478 |
 Soviet Union
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1,020 |
 Morocco
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515 |
Hamm (German pronunciation: [ˈham], Latin: Hammona) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northeastern part of the Ruhr area. As of December 2003 its population was 180,849. The city is situated between the A1 motorway and A2 motorway. Hamm railway station is an important hub for rail transport and renowned for its distinctive station building.
The coat of arms has been in use in its present form for about 750 years. It shows the markish chessboard ("märkischen Schachbalken") in red and silver on a golden field. Originally it was the founders' coat of arms, i. e. the Counts of Mark. The chessboard and the colours are often displayed in the coats of arms of further towns founded by that family line. Similarly, the colours of the city are red and white.
The name Ham means "corner" in the old Low German dialect spoken at that time. In the old times the name thom Hamme would be used, which evolved slowly into its modern form Hamm. The name derives from the description of the Hamm's location in the corner of the Lippe river and the narrow Ahse affluent, where it was founded on Ash Wednesday in March 1226 by Count Adolf I of the Mark.
Until 1833 any population is an approximation, in later times the population was counted or updated by the local government or other institutions of the government.
¹ "Volkszählungsergebnis" counted population
The city council has 58 members, since 2004 the seating is the following:
Head of the city Council is the "Oberbürgermeister" (Lord mayor) the chief executive (since 1999) of the administration. The "Oberbürgermeister" is elected directly for a five years term, together with the city council. The "Oberstadtdirektor" was the non-elected chief executive before the reform of the Northrhine-Westphalian local administration in 1999, the "Oberbürgermeister" in the period before 1999 was only the elected representative of a larger town or city.
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