Düsseldorf-Hamm

The Düsseldorf- Hamm district is located in the Rhine arc south of downtown in the district 3 The name comes from the Latin word Hamus (German mark), which refers to the location of the place in this very Rheinbogen or hooks. With 4046 inhabitants Hamm is one of the smallest areas of the city. To distinguish the Düsseldorf district of the city of Hamm Hamm, he is also often referred to as Kappes -Hamm ( Kappes = carbon in the local dialect ) refers.

Location

Despite the rural location of the district is directly adjacent to the Düsseldorf media harbor and city parts Unterbilk and Bilk. By bike or car there are less than ten minutes to the city's Old Town and the city center. The direct transport links to the Rheinufertunnel allows a travel time of around 15 to 20 minutes to Düsseldorf Airport. The also like Hamm Located in the south of Düsseldorf, Heinrich -Heine- University can be reached by car in about ten minutes.

History

At the latest in 1218 we find the first written mention of Hamm. However, there are also reports on the first mention of the years 793 and 875, one of the oldest sources about Hamm is dated June 23, 1347 the certificate of yards from Hamm. The, written in medieval Latin script is located in the main archive of the City of Dusseldorf.

In the more than 600 -year history in the small hamlet can be more than eight severe flood proof. 1394 Hamm is incorporated into the city of Dusseldorf. Renewed in 1458, " St. Sebastianus Protect brotherhood " Dusseldorf -Hamm is one of the oldest historical Protect brotherhoods Düsseldorf. With the incidence of Brandenburg troops in 1644 began the Thirty Years' War for the Düsseldorf district. Nowadays characterizes the Catholic parish church of St. Blaise, which was newly built in 1911, the village. Older than the parish church are the two chapels in Hamm. 1709 the construction of the Rochus chapel at the bottom of Ferry Road was commissioned. Still has not been recently donated to the birth of Prince William in January from the Count Palatine Philip William Cross Chapel. The built 1658-1660 chapel is now used by the Orthodox community in Dusseldorf.

For many years, a perverse Rheinfähre between Hamm and Neuss, which was first mentioned in 1453. Nowadays one go about Josef Cardinal Frings bridge the highway 1 and the hammer railway bridge on dry ground on the other side of the Rhine.

Since 1992, the Friends of Dusseldorf -Hamm puts eV for the interests of the citizens at the local level, a hammer.

School and Kindergarten

1824, the first school in Hamm was inaugurated. Due to the increase in population around the turn of the century it was decided to build a larger school building on the same spot. Even today, the heavily damaged in World War II and again restored in the aftermath school building as an urban Catholic Primary School ( KGS) will be used. The architectural style of the school building still reminiscent of the typical Wilhelmine architecture.

Since 1960 there are in Hamm also a Catholic kindergarten.

Economy

In the fertile wetlands along the Rhine, the Hammer " Kappesbuure " (translated cabbage farmers ) mainly cabbage and vegetables for the Düsseldorf built on. Until the mid-20th century, especially the hammer asparagus was known far beyond the borders of Düsseldorf. Meanwhile dominated the flowers planted in agriculture.

In addition to the historically grown and now declining agriculture, many companies settled in the artisanal sector. In addition, can be found in Hamm three hotels and a few restaurants and other service companies.