Hamm (Sieg) (Verbandsgemeinde)

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Hamm (Sieg)
Coat of arms of Hamm (Sieg)
Coat of arms
Location of Hamm (Sieg) within Landkreis Altenkirchen district
Hamm (Sieg) is located in Germany
Hamm (Sieg)
Hamm (Sieg)
Coordinates: 50°45′56″N 7°40′26″E / 50.76556°N 7.67389°E / 50.76556; 7.67389Coordinates: 50°45′56″N 7°40′26″E / 50.76556°N 7.67389°E / 50.76556; 7.67389
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictLandkreis Altenkirchen
Subdivisions12 Gemeinden
Government
 • Mayor (2017–25) Dietmar Henrich[1]
Area
 • Total42.31 km2 (16.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total12,719
 • Density300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationAK
Websitewww.hamm-sieg.de

Hamm (Sieg) is a Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The seat of the Verbandsgemeinde is in Hamm (Sieg).

Geography[]

The Verbandsgemeinde Hamm (Sieg) is located in the northwestern part of the district of Altenkirchen. It borders the municipalities Windeck and Morsbach in its west and north and the Verbandsgemeinden Altenkirchen and Wissen in its south and east.

Subdivisions[]

The Verbandsgemeinde Hamm (Sieg) consists of the following Ortsgemeinden ("local municipalities"):[3]

Municipality Area (km²) Population
DEU Birkenbeul COA.svg Birkenbeul 4.76 433
DEU Bitzen COA.svg Bitzen 2.30 711
DEU Breitscheidt COA.svg Breitscheidt 3.66 955
DEU Bruchertseifen COA.svg Bruchertseifen 2.89 750
DEU Etzbach COA.svg Etzbach 3.05 1,330
DEU Forst COA.svg Forst 4.25 576
DEU Fürthen COA.svg Fürthen 2.20 1,168
DEU Hamm (Sieg) COA.svg Hamm (Sieg) ¹ 3.66 3,380
DEU Niederirsen COA.svg Niederirsen 2.84 103
DEU Pracht COA.svg Pracht 5.50 1,467
DEU Roth (Landkreis Altenkirchen) COA.svg Roth 3.80 1,458
DEU Seelbach (Sieg) COA.svg Seelbach bei Hamm 3.40 131
DEU Verbandsgemeinde Hamm (Sieg) COA.svg Verbandsgemeinde
Hamm (Sieg)		 42.31 12,462

¹ seat of the Verbandsgemeinde

Population development[]

Development of the population in the region, that is Hamm (Sieg) today:[4]

Year Population
1815 2,175
1835 2,814
1871 ¹ 4,424
1905 ¹ 5,527
1939 ¹ 6,881
Year Population
1950 ¹ 7,482
1961 ¹ 8,195
1970 ¹ 9,664
1987 ¹ 10,297
2011 ¹ 12,463

¹ Census results

Politics[]

Verbandsgemeinde council[]

The council of the Verbandsgemeinde Hamm (Sieg) consists of 28 voluntary members. Its chairman is the Bürgermeister.

Coat of arms[]

The blazon of the coat of arms of Hamm (Sieg) is:[5]

 In Rot silberner Wellenschrägbalken nach links, belegt mit blaubewehrtem und -gezungtem goldenen Leopard, der in den Pranken ein silbernes Kammrad hält, im Schildfuss silberne Hammer und Schlegel schräggekreuzt. Im silbernen Schildbord 13 grüne Kugeln.

 

Election districts[]

In state elections Verbandsgemeinde Hamm (Sieg) is part of electoral district 02-Altenkirchen, in federal elections it's part of electoral district 198-Neuwied.

References[]

  1. ^ Wahl der Bürgermeister der Verbandsgemeinden, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 10 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2020, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2021.
  3. ^ Statistisches Bundesamt – number of inhabitants in the municipalities on 31 December 2016.
  4. ^ Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz – Regionaldaten (in German)
  5. ^ Wappen und Wappenerläuterung (in German)


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