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"):
Municipality Area (km2) Population Birkenbeul 4.76 Bitzen 2.30 Breitscheidt 3.66 Bruchertseifen 2.89 Etzbach 3.05 Forst 4.25 Fürthen 2.20 Hamm (Sieg) ¹ 3.66 Niederirsen 2.84 Pracht 5.50 Roth 3.80 Seelbach bei Hamm 3.40 VerbandsgemeindeHamm (Sieg) 42.31 ¹ seat of the Verbandsgemeinde
Population development Development of the population in the region, that is Hamm (Sieg) today:Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz – Regionaldaten (in German) YearPopulation 1815 2,175 1835 2,814 1871 ¹ 4,424 1905 ¹ 5,527 1939 ¹ 6,881YearPopulation 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:Wappen und Wappenerläuterung (in German)
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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