Hamm: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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EUR 55 - 137 Mercure Hamm
 The Mercure Hamm offers air-conditioned rooms, an indoor pool and an international restaurant. It is located in Hamm town centre, just 300 metres from… MoreEUR 39 - 93 Hotel GLITZ
 The centrally but quiet located 3-star hotel Glitz offers excellent facilities for business travellers as well as for tourists. We are the perfect sta… MoreEUR 68 - 95 Hotel Alte Mark
 Located beside a historic parish church, this 3-star hotel in Hamm offers bright rooms with Wi-Fi internet and fine, regional cuisine. Hamm town centr… MoreEUR 59 - 116 City Hotel garni
 This family-run hotel in Hamm is situated just a 5-minute walk from the main railway station, the pedestrian area and the city centre.
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Hamm: Guide
Hamm is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the Lippe River, northeast of the Ruhr area. As of December 2003 its population was 184,961. The city lies between the Bundesautobahn 1|A1 motorway and Bundesautobahn 2|A2 motorway. Hamm (Westfalen) railway station|Hamm railway station is an important hub for rail transport and renown for its distinctive station building.
The coat of arms
The coat of arms has been in use in its present form for about 750 years. It shows the Markish checkboard ("märkischen Schachbalken")in red and silver on a golden field. Originally it was the coat of arms of the Counts of the Mark, which founded the town. The chessboard and the colours are often to be found in coat of arms of other towns founded by the counts. The colours of the city are, similarly, red and white.
History
The town was founded on Ash Wednesday in March 1226 by Count Adolf I of the Mark (county)|Mark. The name Ham means "corner" in the old Low German dialect that was spoken in that time. In former times it was also called thom Hamme, which changed slowly to its modern form Hamm. This name was given due to the location of Hamm in the corner of the Lippe river and the narrow Ahse affluent.
In 1469 Hamm became a member of the Hanseatic League. It was one of the most powerful towns in the region, while the large cities of the today's Ruhr area were only tiny villages. In the 19th century coal mining and steelwire production became important in Hamm, just as in the adjoining Ruhr area.
In 1939, 1968 and 1975 Hamm incorporated several towns and municipalities: in 1939 the village Mark (which has given the name to the Counts and the country) and in 1968 the villages of Berge and Westtünnen. In the reorganisation of 1975, the following towns and municipalities were incorporated into the City of Hamm:
#The town of Bockum-Hövel, Lüdinghausen district
#The town of Heessen, Beckum district
#The municipality of Uentrop, Unna district, formed in 1968, including the municipalities of Braam-Ostwennemar, Frielinghausen, Haaren, Norddinker, Schmehausen, Uentrop, Vöckinghausen and Werries
#The municipality of Rhynern, (Unna district, without Hilbeck incorporated by Werl), formed in 1968, including the municipalities of Allen, Freiske, Hilbeck, Osterflierich, Osttünnen, Rhynern, Süddinker and Wambeln
# The municipality of Pelkum, (Unna district), formed in 1968, including the municipalities of Herringen, Lerche, Pelkum, Sandbochum, Weetfeld and parts of Wiescherhöfen.
The number of citizens changed from 83.000 in 1974 to 173.000 in 1975.
Hamm has seven quarters which are each divided into several statistical blocks:
#Hamm-Mitte: City, Innenstadt-Süd, Innenstadt-Ost, Süden östlich Werler Straße, Süden westlich Werler Straße, Westen, nördlich Lange Straße, Westen südlich Lange Straße, Bahnhof einschließlich Ortsgüterbahnhof
#Uentrop: Kurpark, Mark, Braam, Werries, Geithe, Ostwennemar, Norddinker, Vöckinghausen, Frielinghausen, Uentrop Ortskern
#Rhynern: Berge, Westtünnen westlich Heideweg, Westtünnen östlich Heideweg, Rhynern Ortskern, Osttünnen, Freiske, Wambeln
#Pelkum: Wiescherhöfen/Daberg, Lohauserholz, Selmigerheide/Weetfeld, Zechensiedlung, Harringholz, Pelkum Ortskern, Westerheide, Lerche
#Herringen: Westenfeldmark, Ostfeld, Heidhof, Herringen Ortskern, Nordherringen, Herringer Heide, Sandbochum
#Bockum-Hövel: Nordenfeldmark-West, Hövel-Mitte, Hövel-Nord, Hövel-Radbod, Bockum, Barsen, Holsen, Geinegge, Hölter
#Heessen: Nordenfeldmark-Ost, Mattenbecke, Zeche-Sachsen, Heessen-Mitte, Heessen Ortskern, Westhusen, Dasbeck, Frielick
The greatest quarter is the former town of Bockum-Hövel, closely followed by the centre of the city Hamm-Mitte (which is the smallest quarter and only the centre of the town Hamm from before 1974.
There are few ancient buildings in Hamm, due to the air raids of World War II, which destroyed nearly 80% of the city. Hamm is better known for the largest Hinduism|Hindu temple in Europe, the Sri Kamadchi temple, which was completed in 2002and the largest glass elephant in the world, which was built on the site of the former Maximilian coal-mine for the first Landesgartenschau (horticultural show of the federal state) in North Rhine-Westphalia. Also located in Hamm is the largest European fair of reptiles, the Terraristika.
Sister cities
Hamm is currently Town twinning|twinned with:
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