Hamm
Quarter of Hamburg
Störtebeker-Haus
Störtebeker-Haus
Location of Hamm in Hamburg
Hamm is located in Germany
Hamm
Hamm
Hamm is located in Hamburg
Hamm
Hamm
Coordinates: 53°33′18″N 10°03′27″E / 53.55487°N 10.05742°E / 53.55487; 10.05742
CountryGermany
StateHamburg
CityHamburg
BoroughHamburg-Mite
Area
 • Total3.8 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[1]
 • Total37,989
 • Density10,000/km2 (26,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Dialling codes040
Vehicle registrationHH
View from the street of Hammer Steindamm into Caspar-Voght-Straße
Bille river in Hamm

Hammⓘ is a quarter in the borough of Hamburg-Mitte, in the eastern part of Hamburg, Germany. Once a popular garden suburb of rich traders and merchants, in the first half of the 20th century it grew to become one of the most populated quarters of Hamburg. In the Second World War, however, the area was mostly flattened. As of 2020 the population was 37,989.[2]


Between 1951 and 2010 Hamm was subdivided into three neighborhoods: Hamm-Nord, -Mitte und -Süd (Hamm-North, -Middle, and South). On 1 January 2011, this subdivision was repealed and the three were again combined.[3]

Demographics

As of 2013 Hamm had 26,122 households. The majority of inhabitants, 73.9%, were between 18 and 65. The proportion of immigrants was 32.9%, significantly lower than in Hamburg-Mitte as a whole (45.3%).[4]

Politics

These are the results of Hamm in the Hamburg state election:

Election SPD Greens Left CDU AfD FDP Others
2020 35,6 % 27,6 % 12,6 % 06,1 % 06,0 % 03,0 % 09,1 %
2015 47,5 % 12,7 % 11,3 % 10,3 % 06,7 % 04,7 % 06,8 %
2011 50,3 % 12,2 % 08,5 % 16,6 % – 04,3 % 08,1 %
2008 38,3 % 09,2 % 07,8 % 37,1 % – 04,1 % 03,5 %
2004 34,6 % 10,9 % – 42,0 % – 02,7 % 09,8 %
2001 41,5 % 07,6 % 00,5 % 22,9 % – 03,5 % 24,0 %
1997 40,1 % 12,5 % 00,6 % 27,2 % – 02,3 % 17,3 %
1993 44,7 % 12,1 % – 21,8 % – 02,8 % 18,6 %

Religion

Like most of the Hamburg area, after the Reformation Hamm was mostly Lutheran. After the Church of the Trinity was built in 1693 Hamm was its own parish, which initially also comprised Horn and part of Eilbek. In the 19th and 20th centuries an increase in population led to the foundation of multiple daughter-parishes (Dankeskirche 1895, Wichernkirche 1934, Pauluskirche 1955, Simeonkirche 1965/66), some of which reunited into a larger parish (with 7400 parishioners) because of lowered membership.[5]

Since the 1950s there have been a Catholic community (Herz Jesu Hamm) and a number of free churches (a Methodist church, a Baptist church, and an independent Evangelical-Lutheran church) in Hamm. In recent times a Greek Orthodox church and a mosque have been added.

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung in Hamburg am 31.12.2020" (PDF). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein. 23 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung in Hamburg am 31.12.2020" (PDF). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein. 23 April 2021.
  3. ^ Friederike Ulrich, "Hamm: Ballettschule, Fabrik der Künste, Bunkermuseum: Das Viertel bietet überraschend viel", Die Stadtteilserie, Hamburger Abendblatt, May 26, 2012 (in German)
  4. ^ Hamburger Stadtteil-Profile 2013 Archived 2013-02-28 at the Wayback Machine, ISSN 1863-9518, Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein, 2014 (in German)
  5. ^ Ev.-Luth. Kirchengemeinde zu Hamburg-Hamm (in German)
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