Hamminkeln

Hamminkeln
Hamminkeln station
Coat of arms of Hamminkeln
Location of Hamminkeln within Wesel district
Wesel (district)Recklinghausen (district)North Rhine-WestphaliaBorken (district)BottropOberhausenDuisburgKrefeldViersen (district)Kleve (district)Neukirchen-VluynMoersKamp-LintfortRheinbergDinslakenWeselXantenSonsbeckHünxeSchermbeckHamminkelnAlpenVoerde
Hamminkeln is located in Germany
Hamminkeln
Hamminkeln
Hamminkeln is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Hamminkeln
Hamminkeln
Coordinates: 51°43′55″N 6°35′27″E / 51.73194°N 6.59083°E / 51.73194; 6.59083
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDüsseldorf
DistrictWesel
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Bernd Romanski[1]
Area
 • Total164.44 km2 (63.49 sq mi)
Elevation
21 m (69 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total27,450
 • Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
46499
Dialling codes02852, 0281, 02850, 02856, 02857, 02865, 02871, 02872, 02873
Vehicle registrationWES
Websitewww.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.

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
  2. ^ "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.