Hamm (Sieg) (Verbandsgemeinde)

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Hamm (Sieg)
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Hamm (Sieg)
Coordinates: 50°45′56″N7°40′26″E / 50.76556°N 7.67389°E / 50.76556; 7.67389
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Landkreis Altenkirchen
Subdivisions12 Gemeinden
Government
 •  Mayor (2017–25) Dietmar Henrich [1]
Area
 • Total42.31 km2 (16.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-31) [2]
 • Total12,791
 • Density300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration AK
Website www.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).

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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 VerbandsgemeindeHamm (Sieg) consists of the following Ortsgemeinden ("local municipalities"): [3]

MunicipalityArea (km²)Population
DEU Birkenbeul COA.svg Birkenbeul 4.76433
DEU Bitzen COA.svg Bitzen 2.30711
DEU Breitscheidt COA.svg Breitscheidt 3.66955
DEU Bruchertseifen COA.svg Bruchertseifen 2.89750
DEU Etzbach COA.svg Etzbach 3.051,330
DEU Forst COA.svg Forst 4.25576
DEU Furthen COA.svg Fürthen 2.201,168
DEU Hamm (Sieg) COA.svg Hamm (Sieg) ¹3.663,380
DEU Niederirsen COA.svg Niederirsen 2.84103
DEU Pracht COA.svg Pracht 5.501,467
DEU Roth (Landkreis Altenkirchen) COA.svg Roth 3.801,458
DEU Seelbach (Sieg) COA.svg Seelbach bei Hamm 3.40131
DEU Verbandsgemeinde Hamm (Sieg) COA.svg Verbandsgemeinde
Hamm (Sieg)		42.3112,462

¹ seat of the Verbandsgemeinde

Population development

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

YearPopulation
18152,175
18352,814
1871 ¹4,424
1905 ¹5,527
1939 ¹6,881
YearPopulation
1950 ¹7,482
1961 ¹8,195
1970 ¹9,664
1987 ¹10,297
2011 ¹12,463

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]

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.

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References

  1. ↑ Wahl der Bürgermeister der Verbandsgemeinden, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 10 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerungsstand 2021, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2022.
  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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