Hamm (Sieg) (Verbandsgemeinde)


Hamm is a Verbandsgemeinde in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The seat of the Verbandsgemeinde is in Hamm.

Geography

The Verbandsgemeinde Hamm 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 Verbandsgemeinde Hamm consists of the following Ortsgemeinden :
MunicipalityArea Population
Birkenbeul4.76
Bitzen2.30
Breitscheidt3.66
Bruchertseifen2.89
Etzbach3.05
Forst4.25
Fürthen2.20
Hamm ¹3.66
Niederirsen2.84
Pracht5.50
Roth3.80
Seelbach bei Hamm3.40
Verbandsgemeinde
Hamm
42.31

¹ seat of the Verbandsgemeinde

Population development

Development of the population in the region, that is Hamm today:

¹ Census results

Politics

Verbandsgemeinde council

The council of the Verbandsgemeinde Hamm consists of 28 voluntary members. Its chairman is the Bürgermeister.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the coat of arms of Hamm is:

Election districts

In state elections Verbandsgemeinde Hamm is part of electoral district 02-Altenkirchen, in federal elections it's part of electoral district 198-Neuwied.
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