Hamminkeln | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Hamminkeln within Wesel district  | |
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| Coordinates: 51°43′55″N 6°35′27″E / 51.73194°N 6.59083°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Düsseldorf |
| District | Wesel |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Bernd Romanski[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 164.44 km2 (63.49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 27,450 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 46499 |
| Dialling codes | 02852, 0281, 02850, 02856, 02857, 02865, 02871, 02872, 02873 |
| Vehicle registration | WES |
| Website | www.hamminkeln.de |
Hamminkeln (German pronunciation: [haˈmɪŋkl̩n] ) is a town in the district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the river Issel, approximately 10 kilometers north of Wesel and 15 km south of Bocholt. It is twinned with Sedgefield, United Kingdom and the largest town in the district of Wesel.
The town is separated into the villages Ringenberg, Dingden, Mehrhoog, Brünen, Marienthal, Loikum and Wertherbruch.
The city has 3 major employers:
- Thunderbike - A motorcycle manufacturer and well known customizer of Harley-Davidson
- Max Bögl - A manufacturer of concrete parts for tunnels and bridges, who has worked on projects like Eurotunnel
- Bonita - A big fashion brand in Germany
Hamminkeln has its own exit from the Bundesautobahn 3 which is used for many nearby larger cities.
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.