Hamma

Hamma Rural community of the city of Heringen / Helme Coordinates: 51 ° 25 '43 " N , 10 ° 53' 34" E
Height :	184 m
Area :	5.76 km²
Residents :	294 (Dec. 31, 2009)
Population density :	51 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	December 1, 2010
Postal code :	99765
Area code :	036333
Location of Hamma in Thuringia

Hamma is a district of the rural community of town Heringen / Helme in the Thuringian district of Nordhausen .

Geographical location

View of Hamma

Hamma is just 11 km southeast of the district town of Nordhausen . It is located on the northern roof of the Windleite ridge with the Wernsberg mountains south of the village (Gartenberg; max. 347.8 m above sea level ); Beyond that, the Hammaer Steinberg ( 360.2 m above sea level ) rises at the boundary of the district . To the north of the village lies the Goldene Aue lowland landscape, through which the Helme flows . The Hamma Bach , a tributary of the flood ditch, flows through the village itself .

Hamma Church

history

The name of the place is probably derived from the Old High German hamma , which in toponyms means "angle", "angular region on rivers" or "bay".

It was first mentioned in a document in 1143.

During the war of liberation against the French in 1813, many people from Hamma lost their belongings when Russian troops camped between Hamma and Auleben . In 1917 a severe storm damaged numerous buildings, but many fires during that time also caused severe damage.

As a result of the land reform in 1945, many private farmers were incorporated into LPGs , mainly based on crop and animal production. In 1991 the LPGs had to file for bankruptcy. Since then, many residents of Hamma have been commuters, mainly to Heringen / Helme and Nordhausen .

On December 1, 2010, the city of Heringen / Helme and the communities of Auleben , Hamma, Uthleben and Windehausen merged to form the new rural community of Heringen / Helme.

Population development

gender	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
male	162	159	157	157	157	157	154	152	152	145	146	140	137	141	146
Female	178	180	175	176	175	174	175	174	171	164	165	163	155	159	156
all in all	340	339	332	333	332	331	329	326	323	309	311	303	292	300	302

Partner municipality

Hammah in Lower Saxony

Attractions

Trinity Church

Personalities

August Ferdinand Albert Eiteljörge (1864–1941), local history researcher

literature

Jochen Steinecke: Families in Hamma from the 17th century to the 19th century. Magdeburg; Steincke 2013

Web links

Commons : Hamma - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Official topographic maps of Thuringia 1: 10,000. Eichsfeldkreis, LK Nordhausen, Kyffhäuserkreis, Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis . In: Thuringian Land Survey Office (Hrsg.): CD-ROM series Top10 . CD 1. Erfurt 1999.
^ Ernst Förstemann: Old German name book . Volume II: Place and other geographical names; Part 1: A – K. Hildesheim u. a. 1983, Sp. 1215 .
↑ StBA: Area changes from January 01 to December 31, 2010

[TK10-1] Official topographic maps of Thuringia 1: 10,000. Eichsfeldkreis, LK Nordhausen, Kyffhäuserkreis, Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis . In: Thuringian Land Survey Office (Hrsg.): CD-ROM series Top10 . CD 1. Erfurt 1999.

[2] Ernst Förstemann: Old German name book . Volume II: Place and other geographical names; Part 1: A – K. Hildesheim u. a. 1983, Sp. 1215 .

[3] StBA: Area changes from January 01 to December 31, 2010