Hamm-Herringen

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coat of arms map
Herringen coat of arms Location of the independent city of Hamm in Germany
Basic data
State : North Rhine-Westphalia
Administrative region : Arnsberg
Regional association : Westphalia-Lippe
Regional Association Ruhr
Circle : District of the independent city of Hamm
Geographic location : 51 ° 39 ′  N , 7 ° 45 ′  E Coordinates: 51 ° 39 ′  N , 7 ° 45 ′  E
Height : 56.99 m above sea level NN
Area : 19.36 km²
Postal code : 59077
Primaries : 02307, 02381, 02389
License plate : HAM
District structure: Sub-districts:
Address of the
district representative:		 Dortmunder Str. 245
59077 Hamm
politics
District Head : Klaus Alewelt ( SPD )
population
Residents : 20,118 (as of December 31, 2017)
Population density : 1039 inhabitants per km²
Proportion of foreigners : 21.0% (December 31, 2017)

Hamm-Herringen is a district of the city of Hamm . It has 20,118 inhabitants, which corresponds to a population density of 1039 inhabitants per  km² .

Geographical location

Herringen is located south of the Lippe in the heart of Westphalia at an altitude of 56.99 m above sea level. The coordinates 51 ° 39 ′ 6.5 ″  N , 7 ° 44 ′ 31.4 ″  E refer to the market square and the parish church there. The district borders in the east on Hamm- Mitte, in the south on Pelkum , in the west on the cities of Bergkamen and Werne (both districts of Unna ), in the north on the city of Werne and Bockum-Hövel . Due to mining, the soil level in many areas, including populated areas, is lower than the Datteln-Hamm Canal and the Lippe .

history

Herringen is mentioned for the first time in a document dated August 6, 1032. In it, the parish of Herringen is assigned to the Deutz Abbey in Deutz (Cologne) . The place and the founding of the church have existed since at least the 9th century. In the 19th century, the until then agricultural community transformed into an industrial town on the eastern edge of the Ruhr area. Coal discoveries led 1901 de establishing the mine Wendel / Henry-Robert (now mine east ), the operation, however, was set on 30 September, 2010. As a result, the population increased and the settlement structure became more urban. On June 6, 1961 (the day of the census ) the community had 14,769 inhabitants. These lived on 10.31 km². Herringen, however, was combined with Pelkum on January 1, 1968 to form the new large municipality of Pelkum. With the municipal reform of January 1, 1975, this was incorporated into the city of Hamm, with Herringen as a district again separated from Pelkum.

politics

District Representation

coat of arms

The coat of arms shows the sign of the Lords of Herringen on a gold red background from top to bottom, then the tools of the miners and the symbol for the Isenbeck estate, which was located in the municipality.

Attractions

  • Mine Ost and Kissinger Höhe , popular excursion destination in the region. Most of the former mine dump is located in the Pelkum district. In the future, the former site of the Ost Bergwerk is to be converted into various areas such as a creative quarter, and the construction of an amphitheater is also planned.
  • Most of the Lippe Park so far is on the former site of Schacht Franz.
  • The listed church of St. Petrus and Paulus and the St. Victor Church are also worth seeing .

Events

  • Herringer Lichterbummel, annually on the First Advent around the market square as an introduction to the pre-Christmas period
  • May festival , always in mid-May, organized by Herring-based business people and associations
  • May rally, the event is the largest of its kind in Hamm
  • In the West industrial park there is also a festival held every year by the local business people
  • Christmas market in the old building yard, mid-November
  • Shooting festival , in Herringen there are a total of three shooting clubs, the oldest is the shooting club Herringen Nordherringen 1863 e. V.

traffic

Herringen is connected to federal motorway 1 via the Hamm / Bergkamen junction ; the connection to federal motorway 2 is via the Kamener Kreuz or the Bönen junction . The closest train stations are Hamm main train station or the Nordbögge stop on the Dortmund – Hamm line . A connection to the waterway network is guaranteed by the Datteln-Hamm Canal .

economy

Since 2006 the company Trinkgut with a large logistics center has been located in the Herringen district. Furthermore, Salzgitter Mannesmann Precision (SMP) and Salzgitter Mannesmann Line Pipe (SMLP) with their plants are also important employers in the region. The latter companies are located directly in the Hamm city harbor on the Datteln-Hamm Canal . All of the companies mentioned are located in Hammer West, which is partly part of the Herringen district. Various shops (groceries, drugstore supplies, etc.) were located on the area of ​​the former Schulzenhof (in the corner of Dortmunder Strasse and Neufchateaustrasse), the so-called Lippe Carré.

Public facilities

Located in the city district

  • the citizens' office and the district council
  • a district library of the Hamm City Libraries
  • three elementary, two secondary and one special school
  • the “Lagune” indoor pool run by Stadtwerke Hamm
  • a police station (only district service)
  • a fire station

religion

A total of around 30% of the citizens of Herring are Protestant or Catholic . Traditionally there were both Lutherans and Reformed among the Protestant residents in Herringen, which belonged to the county of Mark. Since the Prussian Union in 1817 these differences have been blurred.

Large church buildings are the Protestant churches “St. Victor “on Herringer Markt as well as the Catholic Church of the Holy Cross near the market square and the St.Peter-und-Paul chapel in Nordherringen. Until 2007 the Protestant congregations in Herringen and the Westenheide (Apostle Church) were grouped together for a few years as the congregation “St. Victor ".

Furthermore, some Herringer members are in free churches or, especially late repatriates from the former Soviet Union , Baptists . A large, modern community center was built near the Kissinger Höhe . A small hall of the Evangelical Free Church is located on Fritz-Husemann-Straße.

Up until 2005 there was a New Apostolic Church on Beverkramerstraße, which is now used for other purposes.

Due to the large number of former guest workers from Turkey and Morocco , another 30% of citizens profess Islam . The most famous mosque is on Dortmunder Strasse, behind which a new large mosque is under construction.

There is a Protestant and a Catholic cemetery . For other denominations or people without a denomination, the park cemetery has been established at the Kissinger Höhe and the communal cemetery in Nordherringen.

Sports

Herringen is considered a very sporty district.

The football is one of many people in the region to the main leisure activities. In 2003 the former clubs Fortuna Herringen and Herringer SV merged and founded SV Fortuna Herringen in 2003 . The club built a new sports facility on the wasteland of Schacht Franz. Herringer SV in particular had over 10,000 spectators per game in earlier times in the old Glückauf-Kampfbahn, especially for the games against arch rivals Hammer SpVg .

Herringen is also a stronghold of roller hockey . The men of SK Germania Herringen are among the best in Germany. The great success of the men did not take place until 2007, when they played in the European Cup for the first time, reached the league semi-finals and, after two exciting games, won the DRIV Cup after two exciting games . In 2012/13 he won the German championship for the first time in three finals against ERG Iserlohn and in 2013/14 won the cup again in the final against Iserlohn thanks to the double. The women and especially the youth were able to bring some important titles to Herringen in the last few decades.

A variety of other sports are offered by various clubs.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Martin Bünermann: The communities of the first reorganization program in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1970, p. 64 .
  2. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 329 .