Hamma

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Location of Hamma in Thuringia

Hamma is a district of the rural community of herring / helmets in the Thuringian district of Nordhausen.

Geographical location

Hamma is located nearly 11 km southeast of the county town of Nordhausen. It is located on the Northern Slope of the ridge Windleite with the south of the village located Wern Bergen ( Gartenberg, max 347.8 m above sea level. . ); rises beyond it on the Gemarkungsgrenze the Hammaer Steinberg ( 360.2 m above sea level. NN ). North of the town there is a through by the helmets lowlands Goldene Aue. Through the town itself the Hammaer brook, a tributary of the flood ditch flows.

History

The town's name derives probably from Old High German hamma, which carries the meaning " angle ", " winkelfömiges area of rivers " or " bay " in toponyms.

The first mention was made in the year 1143.

During the war of liberation against the French in 1813, many people lost Hamma their belongings, as Russian troops encamped between Hamma and Auleben. 1917 a violent storm damaged numerous buildings, but also many fires in the time directed to serious damage.

As a result of the land reform in 1945, many private farmers were incorporated into LPGs, which relied mainly on crop production and animal production. 1991 had to file for bankruptcy, the LPGs. Since then, many residents of Hamma commuters, mainly to pegs / helmets and Nordhausen.

As of December 1, 2010, the city pegs / helmets and the municipalities Auleben, Hamma, Uthleben and Windehausen merged to form the new rural community herring / helmets.

Demographics

Partner community

• Hammah in Lower Saxony

Personalities

• August Ferdinand Albert Eiteljörge (1864-1941), local historian