Hamborn

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Hamborn Coat of Arms

Hamborn is a district of the city of Duisburg, in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany).[1]

Hamborn has a population of 71,528 an area of 20.84 km2. Since 1 January 1975, has been one of seven districts or boroughs (Stadtbezirk) of Duisburg.[2]

History[]

The city of Hamborn was incorporated into Duisburg in 1929. Until the merger, Hamborn was an independent city and at that time was one of the 40 largest cities in Germany.[3]

Earliest mention of Hamborn is around 962AD as Havenburn, meaning Cattle trough. The land was given to the Archbishop of Cologne, to build a Premonstratensian monastery in 1136 by count . The Abbey and the neighboring farming communities were part of the Duchy of Cleves and became in 1666AD part of Brandenburg, Prussia. Until the early 19th century Hamborn was still a small village.

Climate[]

hideClimate data for Duisburg
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 4
(39) 		5
(41) 		8
(46) 		12
(54) 		17
(63) 		20
(68) 		22
(72) 		22
(72) 		18
(64) 		14
(57) 		8
(46) 		5
(41) 		13
(55)
Daily mean °C (°F) 2
(36) 		3
(37) 		5
(41) 		8
(46) 		13
(55) 		16
(61) 		17
(63) 		17
(63) 		14
(57) 		11
(52) 		6
(43) 		3
(37) 		10
(49)
Average low °C (°F) 0
(32) 		0
(32) 		2
(36) 		5
(41) 		9
(48) 		12
(54) 		13
(55) 		13
(55) 		11
(52) 		8
(46) 		3
(37) 		1
(34) 		6
(44)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 81.3
(3.20) 		55.9
(2.20) 		76.2
(3.00) 		68.6
(2.70) 		73.7
(2.90) 		96.5
(3.80) 		88.9
(3.50) 		76.2
(3.00) 		73.7
(2.90) 		71.1
(2.80) 		83.8
(3.30) 		88.9
(3.50) 		934.8
(36.8)
Source: weather.com[4]

Landmarks[]

Landmarks in Hamborn include:

Hamborn Rathaus.[5]
Hamborn area 1591
Jaegerstraße Street
  • Hamborn Abbey (Abtei Hamborn), Hamborn, Duisburg: Premonstratensian Canons 1136–1802, 1959-today
  • Botanischer Garten Duisburg-Hamborn (Botanical Gardens)

  • Watertower in Alleestraße Street

  • Hamborner Old town market

  • Einkaufsmeile, Jägerstraße Street

  • Kinderkarnevalszug in Hamborn

  • Church of peace, Duisburger Street, (1897) by .

Notable people[]

  • (1947–2005), Chairman of the König-Brauerei, Chairman of MSV Duisburg
  • (born 1936) (actually Michael Preute), journalist and writer
  • (born 1918), politician
  • (born 1960), Abbot of Hamborn
  • (born 1956), Roman Catholic priest
  • Tadeusz Gwiazdowski (1918–1983), Polish actor
  • (born 1944), football functionaries and Contractors
  • (born 1939), Roman Catholic priest and historian
  • (1903–1983), painter and graphic artist
  • Ernst Kozub (1924–1971), heroic tenor
  • Karl A. Lamers (born 1951), CDU member of the Bundestag
  • (born 1976), SPD member of parliament, mayor of Duisburg
  • (1811–1887), mining entrepreneur and alderman
  • (born 1946), SPD member of the Bundestag
  • (born 1924), writer
  • (1944), soccer players and coaches
  • (born 1948), diplomat and ambassador
  • (1904–1978), prehistorians
  • Karl Heinz Stroux (1908–1985), actor, director and theater director
  • (1913–1997), painter and graphic artist
  • Sabine Weiss (born 1958), Mayor of Dinslaken and parliamentarian
  • (1922–2014), children's book author
  • Paul Zielinski (1911–1966), football player, World Cup finalists in Italy in 1934

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-11-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ Hermann Kewitz: Duisburg. Bewegte Zeiten – Die 50er Jahre, Spangenberg 1997, p.41.
  3. ^ Adolf Liebers, Westermanns Weltatlas: mit erläuterndem Text und einem alphabetischen Namenverzeichnis(Komet, 2005)
  4. ^ "Weather Information for Duisburg".
  5. ^ Hamborn Rathaus photo from 2009.

Coordinates: 51°29′51″N 6°46′40″E / 51.4975°N 6.7778°E / 51.4975; 6.7778

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