Hamminkeln

Hamminkeln
Train station
Coat of arms
Hamminkeln
Location of Hamminkeln within Wesel district
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Düsseldorf
District	Wesel
Government
• Mayor	Bernd Romanski
Area
• Total	164.44 km2 (63.49 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	26,369
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	46499
Dialling codes	0 28 52, 02 81, 0 28 50, 0 28 56, 0 28 57, 0 28 65, 0 28 71, 0 28 72, 0 28 73
Vehicle registration	WES
Website	www.hamminkeln.de

Hamminkeln 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. It is twinned with Sedgefield, United Kingdom. It is the newest and biggest town in the district of Wesel.

The town is in the south from Bocholt (15 km) and in the north from Wesel (10 km). It 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 Autobahn A3 which is used for many larger cities in the surrounding.

Government

Hamminkeln had 9 mayors since 1946 so far. The first one was Willi Finke (1894-1953), who was mayor for two months from January 23, 1946 to March 15, 1946 and he was also main administrative official in this time span. His successor Gustav Schippers (1882-1961) was mayor from June 24, 1946 to January 13, 1961. In this time there were three main administrative officials: Karlheinz Kürten (* 1915) from March 15, 1946 to September 30th 1946, Dr. Otto Weyer (1897-1969) from October 1, 1946 to October 31, 1953 and Josef Leeuw (1903-1976) from December 21, 1953 to November 12th 1965. The next mayor was Albert Busch (1896-1973) from March 27, 1961 to December 3, 1970. His successor was Adolf Bovenkerk (* 1933) from December 3, 1970 to December 31, 1974. After him Bernhard Hoffmann (1912-1979) was mayor until July 1979. In this time Erich Tellmann (1929-2011) was main administrative official from January 1, 1966 to December 31, 1974, and until July 1987 he was town manager. Heinrich Meyers (1938-2000) was the next mayor from October 1979 to December 2000. From July 1987 to September 1999 Bruno Gerwers (* 1938) was the town manager. The next mayor was the first one without party affiliation, his preceders were all members off the CDU. It was Holger Schlierf (* 1954) from June 2001 to October 2015. The current mayor is Bernd Romanski (* 1959), a member of the SPD.

Gallery

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  Hamminkeln, church

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  Hamminkeln, church

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  Dingden, church (die Sankt Pancratius Kirche) and Gasthof

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  Brünen, reformed church