Hamm

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.

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The town was founded in 1226 by Count Adolf I of Mark. The name Hamm means "corner" in the old Low German dialect that was spoken in that time. This name may have been given due to the location of Hamm in the corner of the Lippe river and the narrow Ahse affluent.

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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 steel production became important in Hamm, just as in the adjoining Ruhr area.

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The parts of town region are:

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• Hamm-Mitte: City, Innenstadt-S?d, Innenstadt-Ost, S?den ?stlich Werler Stra?e, S?den westlich Werler Stra?e, Westen, n?rdlich Lange Stra?e, Westen s?dlich Lange Stra?e, Bahnhof einschlie?lich Ortsg?terbahnhof
• Uentrop: Kurpark, Mark, Braam, Werries, Geithe, Ostwennemar, Norddinker, V?ckinghausen, Frielinghausen, Uentrop Ortskern
• Rhynern: Berge, Westt?nnen westlich Heideweg, Westt?nnen ?stlich Heideweg, Rhynern Ortskern, Ostt?nnen, Freiske, Wambeln
• Pelkum: Wiescherh?fen/Daberg, Lohauserholz, Selmigerheide/Weetfeld, Zechensiedlung, Harringholz, Pelkum Ortskern, Westerheide, Lerche
• Herringen: Westenfeldmark, Ostfeld, Heidhof, Herringen Ortskern, Nordherringen, Herringer Heide, Sandbochum
• Bockum-H?vel: Nordenfeldmark-West, H?vel-Mitte, H?vel-Nord, H?vel-Radbod, Bockum, Barsen, Holsen, Geinegge, H?lter
• Heessen: Nordenfeldmark-Ost, Mattenbecke, Zeche-Sachsen, Heessen-Mitte, Heessen Ortskern, Westhusen, Dasbeck, Frielick

There are few ancient buildings in Hamm, due to the air raids of World War II. Hamm is better known for the largest Hindu temple of Europe, the Sri Kamadchi temple, which was completed in 2002.

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Hamm is currently twinned with Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA.

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WEBLINKS

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Wikipedia German, Hamm

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Lippe River: The Lippe is a river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is an affluent of the Rhine and 255 km in length....

Ruhr area: The Ruhr Area (German Ruhrgebiet or, colloquially, Ruhrpott) is an urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, consisting of a number of large industrial cities bordered by the rivers Ruhr to the south, Rhine to the west, and Lippe to the north. Southwest it borders the Bergisches Land. The area...

Low German: Low German or Low Saxon (Plattdüütsch, Nedderdüütsch, Standard German Plattdeutsch, Niederdeutsch; Dutch Nedersaksisch in the wider sense? see Nomenclature) is any of the regional language varieties of the West Germanic languages spoken mainly in northern Germany and the eastern part of the Netherl...

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