Hamm, Bitburg-Prüm
Hamm | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Hamm
within Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm district
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Location of Hamm | |
Hamm Hamm | |
| Coordinates: 50°01′00″N 06°25′06″E / 50.01667°N 6.41833°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm |
| Municipal assoc. | Bitburger Land |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Ferdinand Graf von und zu Westerholt und Gysenberg[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.73 km2 (0.67 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 113 m (371 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 16 |
| • Density | 9.2/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 54636 |
| Dialling codes | 06569 |
| Vehicle registration | BIT |
| Website | Hamm at the Bitburger Land website www.bitburgerland.de |
Hamm (German pronunciation: [ham] ⓘ) is a municipality in the district of Bitburg-Prüm, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.
Hamm consists of only a few houses along the Hauptstrasse (main street). It is overlooked by Hamm Castle which dates back to the 11th century and is one of the largest medieval castles in the Eifel region.[3]
References
- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand von Land, Landkreisen, Gemeinden und Verbandsgemeinden 2024 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2022)" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz.
- ^ Official website - Schloss Hamm (in German)