Hamm (Sieg) (Verbandsgemeinde)

Hamm (Sieg)
Verbandsgemeinde
Coat of arms
Location of Hamm (Sieg) within Landkreis Altenkirchen district
Hamm (Sieg) Show map of Germany Hamm (Sieg) Show map of Rhineland-Palatinate
Coordinates: 50°45′56″N 7°40′26″E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Landkreis Altenkirchen
Subdivisions	12 Gemeinden
Government
• Mayor (2017–25)	Dietmar Henrich[1]
Area
• Total	42.31 km^2 (16.34 sq mi)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	13,201
• Density	310/km^2 (810/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).

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

	Municipality	Area (km^2)	Population
	Birkenbeul	4.76	433
	Bitzen	2.30	711
	Breitscheidt	3.66	955
	Bruchertseifen	2.89	750
	Etzbach	3.05	1,330
	Forst	4.25	576
	Fürthen	2.20	1,168
	Hamm (Sieg) ¹	3.66	3,380
	Niederirsen	2.84	103
	Pracht	5.50	1,467
	Roth	3.80	1,458
	Seelbach bei Hamm	3.40	131
	Verbandsgemeinde Hamm (Sieg)	42.31	12,462

¹ seat of the Verbandsgemeinde

Population development

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

Year Population 1815 2,175 1835 2,814 1871 ¹ 4,424 1905 ¹ 5,527 1939 ¹ 6,881

Year Population 1950 ¹ 7,482 1961 ¹ 8,195 1970 ¹ 9,664 1987 ¹ 10,297 2011 ¹ 12,463

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]

In Rot silberner Wellenschrägbalken nach links, belegt mit blaubewehrtem und -gezungtem goldenen Leopard, der in den Pranken ein silbernes Kammrad hält, im Schildfuss silberne Hammer und Schlegel schräggekreuzt. Im silbernen Schildbord 13 grüne Kugeln.

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.

References

1. Wahl der Bürgermeister der Verbandsgemeinden, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 10 August 2021.
2. "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
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)