Hamm
Hamm is a German city in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, located at the eastern end of the Ruhr basin, near the city of Dortmund. With 179,397 inhabitants (as of 2016), it is the forty-second largest in the country by number of inhabitants, and with an area of 226.26 km², the fourteenth in extension.
Location
It is bordered: to the north-east by the Warendorf district, to the east and south-east by the Soest district, to the southwest and west by Unna (district) (villages of Werne, Bergkamen, Kamen and Bönen), and to the north-west by the Coesfeld district.
Altitude 63 m, passes the river Lippe. Coordinates 51° 40' N and 07° 49' AND.
History
The city of Hamm was founded in 1226 by Adolf I, Count of Mark, and was later the capital of the County of Mark. In 1262 it received the title of city. In 1469 he was a member of the Hanseatic League.
On January 1, 1975, the cities of Bockum-Hövel and Heessen and the municipalities of Pelkum, Rhynern and Uentrop were incorporated into the city of Hamm.
Since 2002, the city of Hamm has had the largest Hindu temple in Europe, Sri Kamadchi.
Twinnings
Hamm's sister cities:
- Neufchâteau (France, 1967)
- Santa Monica (United States, 1969).
- Shipley (United Kingdom, 1976).[chuckles]required]
- Chattanooga (United States, 1977).
- Mazatlan (Mexico, 1978).
- Toul (France, 1987).
- Kalisz (Poland, 1991).
- Afyonkarahisar (Turkey, 2006).