City of Hamm (Germany)

Kreisfreie Stadt Hamm, Northrhine-Westphalia

Last modified: 2013-12-09 by klaus-michael schneider
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City of Hamm

Hamm is a county-free city (Kreisfreie Stadt) east of Dortmund and south of Münster.
Eugene Baldwin, 19 Nov 1998

Hamm has 180,000 inhabitants.
Kai A. Hamm, 23 Jun 2000

The chequered stripe is taken from the arms. From Ralf Hartemink's website : Hamm was founded in 1226 by Adolf I, Count of the Mark, and later became the capital of the County of Mark. In 1263 the village received city rights. Around 1275 the arms of the Counts was changed to the chequered. fess. The city subsequently started to use the new arms in its seals since 1297. The new arms became the lesser arms of the city until 1875, when it became the official arms. The arms were reconfirmed in 1909 and 1934.
Source: Stadler 1972, p.48
Santiago Dotor, 20 Dec 2001

Hamm flag without arms

The flag's ratio is 3:5. It is a red over white horizontal bicolour.
The flag was probably used until 1975.
Source: Stadler 1972, p.48
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 July 2007

Banner

Description of banner:
It is a red-white red flag. The vertical stripes have the ratio 2:3:2. Shifted to the top a 3 x 7 version of the Markian chequered bar is superimposed.
Note:
A flag is not used and the description within the diploma is erraneous. According to Veddeler only the banner is used.
Approved: 4 July 1975 by Regierungspräsident Arnsberg
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.402
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Nov 2007

Borough of Bockum-Hövel

The flag's ratio is 3:5. It is a red over white horizontal bicolour.
Source: Stadler 1972, p.26
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 July 2007