Hamm, Bitburg-Prüm
Hamm is a municipality in the district of Bitburg -Prüm, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Bitburg -Land.
- 3.1 municipal
- 3.2 Coat of Arms
- 5.1 Public bodies
Geography
The village lies in the South Eifel nature, about 10 km north- west of the county town of Bitburg. It is nestled in the valley of the Prüm, which has strong turns in the area Hamm and immediately east of the village nearby Bitburg reservoir flows through. Of the 1.73 km ² extremely small municipality a comparatively small part is used for agriculture with 26%, 63 % are passed by forest.
History
The oldest written mention of the name " Ham " is possibly the commentary on the Prüm land register, which the Prüm Exabt Caesarius of Milendonk made 1222. In the land register from the year 893, among others, a nameless mill on the Nims ( Nimiza ) is mentioned among the possessions of the abbey of Prüm in the chapter on Mötsch ( Merxz ). Caesarius explained that this mill at " Ham ", near the village of Wiersdorf ( Veresdorpht ) stand. Whether it is in this " Ham " is the present location " Hamm " is unclear, because this is not at the Nims, but at the Prüm.
Because the men of Hamm had taken an after fief of the Counts of Vianden related to them, they were patrons of the Prüm Abbey. Later, the Hamm castle changed into the possession of Clervaux in the Duchy of Luxembourg, before it took over the Count Tornaco and Renesse (Belgium ). The current owners, the Counts of Westerholt and Gysenberg, owns the property since 1909. The resulting reign of the hammer lock included, in addition Hamm Echtershausen, Wißmannsdorf and Hermesdorf and to about 1530 still low and Oberpierscheid. In addition, Hamm were also other areas in Beer village, Wiersdorf and upper hamlet which was subject to the jurisdiction of the Bitburger provost. About this surfaces, the high court could be partially acquired in 1672.
Beginning in 1794, the site of the Mairie beer village belonged to, which passed in the same village mayor beer in 1816. The latter was founded in 1856 incorporated into the mayoralty Bickendorf (1927 in the Official Bickendorf renamed), which is in turn dissolved since 1970, with other offices in the municipality Bitburg -Land. From 1970, a holiday village was built in the north- east of the municipality, which is above the Sport Hotel am Bitburg reservoir.
Demographics
The population has decreased steadily in recent decades. Held it up in the 1960s still above the 50 - population limit, it has since fallen with several variations on the low level of 17 persons ( 2006). Thus Hamm is now one of the smallest municipalities in Rhineland -Palatinate and Germany.
Policy
Parish council
The local council in Hamm consists of six council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 by majority vote, and the honorary mayor as chairman.
Coat of arms
The red shield in the coat of arms symbolizes the temporary affiliation to the rule Malberg. The blue wave rafters goes back to the place the immediate sweep of Prüm.
Attractions
The main attraction is the 11th-century castle Hamm, which can be visited and rented for weddings and events. The resulting in several periods of the castle consists, inter alia, from the 14th- century keep and the gatehouse of the 16th century. 1885/96 and recently in 1998 the entire building was completely renovated and repaired. The adjacent chapel of the castle is occasionally site of church weddings, as well as the Gothic hall of the castle, which is used by the registry office Bitburg -Land as a wedding room.
On the hammer district located further is the oldest crossroads in the district of Trier.
See also: List of cultural monuments in Hamm
Economy and infrastructure
The community is now dominated by tourism, which benefits from the nearby Bitburg reservoir above all. In contrast, agriculture is almost completely disappeared in recent years. Most workers are employed in Bitburg, the area of Trier or Luxembourg.
The village is situated on the main thoroughfare of beer lakeside village or Wiersdorf after Echtershausen. The nearest motorway junction Bitburg on the A 60 is about 8 km away.
Public institutions
A volunteer fire department is operated jointly with the neighboring community Echtershausen. The village children attend primary school in the village of knights. Ecclesiastically the place of the parish of Beer village belongs to the local parish church of St. Martin.