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]
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 Gerhard von Hochstaden. 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 data for Duisburg | |||||||||||||
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| 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 in Hamborn include:
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Coordinates: 51°29′51″N6°46′40″E / 51.4975°N 6.7778°E
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