22 Sights in Hamm, Germany (with Map and Images)
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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Hamm, Germany! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Hamm. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.
1. St. Stephanus
The St. Stephen's Church, which has been a listed building since 6 December 1985, is the oldest and most traditional sacred building of the Catholic Church in the district of Bockum, part of the Bockum-Hövel district of the city of Hamm. The current church building was built between 1905 and 1907 after the citizens of Bockum had secretly brought down the former church, which had become too small, in order to escape the monument protection regulations, which provided for the preservation of the old church building.
2. Sri-Kamadchi-Ampal-Tempel
When it was completed and dedicated on July 7, 2002, the Sri Kamadchi Ampal Temple in the city of Hamm (Westphalia) was the largest Dravida temple in Europe and the second largest Hindu temple in Europe after the Neasden Temple in London, built in the North Indian Nagara style.
3. Tierpark Hamm
The Hamm Zoo, located in the south of the Westphalian city of Hamm, covers an area of approx. 9 hectares after an expansion in 2019. In 2021, 200,000 people visited the zoo for the first time, and in 2022 there were already over 300,000 visitors. It is a popular destination for families in Hamm and the surrounding area.
4. Alfred-Fischer-Halle
The Sachsen colliery was a coal mine in Heessen, Germany. It was operated from 1912 to 1976 and, together with the Radbod, Heinrich-Robert and Maximilian mines, was one of the most important employers in the region around the city of Hamm in the 20th century. The name Saxony, which was chosen for the plants at the time, refers to the region of origin of the union, which had its headquarters in Eisleben.
5. Kreuzkirche
The Kreuzkirche in the Hammer district of Bockum-Hövel is a Protestant parish church and forms the municipal district I of the parish of Bockum-Hövel. It was created as a reaction to the strong increase in the number of Protestant Christians in the villages of Bockum, Hövel and the colliery colony of the Radbod colliery. The church building from 1912 has been on the list of architectural monuments of the city of Hamm since 1985. The monument status extends to the architecture and the current building stock of the church.
Wikipedia: Evangelische Kreuzkirche (Bockum-Hövel) (DE), Website
6. Haus Ermelinghof
Haus Ermelinghof is a manor in the Hammer district of Bockum-Hövel. It is located immediately east of Bockum-Hövel station. It was first mentioned in a document in 1350. At the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries, it is attested several times as Memerinchove, Memerinckhove or Mermelinchave. The property is also known as a castle, estate, noble house or simply Ermelinghof.
7. Pankratiuskirche Mark
The Protestant parish church of St. Pankratius is located in the Mark district of the city of Hamm. It belongs to the parish of Mark-Westtünnen. The church was built around 1000 AD as the church of the Oberhof Mark, which dates back to the time of Saxon rule and on whose grounds it was also built. Among the possessions of the Oberhof was the later castle hill, which together with the Oberhof passed to Friedrich von Berg-Altena in 1170. Frederick had a fortress built there for his son Adolf I von der Mark, the Burg Mark. The upper courtyard and the church were also attached to it. The Pankratius Church was thus originally the church of the Counts of the Mark. St. Pankratius has been a listed building since 1985.
Wikipedia: Evangelische Pfarrkirche St. Pankratius (Hamm-Mark) (DE), Website
8. St.-Pankratius-Kirche
The St. Pankratius Church is the oldest and most traditional sacred building of the Catholic Church in the district of Hövel, part of the Bockum-Hövel district of the city of Hamm. According to an uncertain tradition, a church dedicated to Pancratius is said to have been located at this position as early as 804 and from about 1025/1030. In the first half of the 12th century, the original wooden church was replaced by a sandstone church. The current church building was built between 1892 and 1894. After extensive destruction in the Second World War, the church had to be rebuilt between 1954 and 1956. Their pastorate, built in 1564, is a listed building, as are two of the bells from 1511 and 1678 located within the church building.
9. Schloss Oberwerries
The Oberwerries Castle is a two-winged water lock in the Lippeauen of the Hammer District Hamm-Hamm-Heessen. It comprises several buildings that have grown together over the centuries into today's palace complex.
10. Haus Reck
Haus Reck is an old nobility in the former Kamen parish of Lerche, today Lerche district in the Pelkum district of the German city of Hamm. It is immediately east of the A1 motorway on the city limits of Bergkamen. The property only accepted its name in the middle of the 16th century. Because of its location in the "Pelkumer Heide" it was previously called Haus zur Heyde or Haus zur Heide. It is the headquarters of a branch of the family von der Recke. In 1465 the "Haus Reck" was mentioned when it was expanded to the fixed castle.
11. Klostermühle
The Klosterhof is located in the farming community of Hölter. This belongs to the district of Hövel, today's district of Hamm-Bockum-Hövel of the city of Hamm. The monastery mill, which once belonged to the property, has been a listed building since 21 April 1994.
12. Haus Uentrop
Haus Uentrop is a moated castle in the Uentrop district of Hamm. The castle, built in 1720, is now privately owned and in need of restoration. It has been a listed building since 6 February 1986. It is surrounded by a park.
13. Christuskirche
The Christuskirche in Hamm (Westf.) Is an Evangelical Church and belongs to the Hamm church district of the Evangelical Church of Westphalia. It is located in the western city center on Lange Strasse and, together with the neighboring parish hall, forms a special architectural center of this district.
14. Schloß Hamm
Hamm Castle is a castle in the municipality of Hamm, in the district of Bitburg-Prüm, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It emerged from one of the largest medieval fortifications in the Eifel. As a monument zone, the complex is under monument protection under the name Hamm Castle.
15. Haus Hohenover
Haus Hohenover was once a moated castle and knight's seat and is now a manor house on the Ahse in the Hammer district of Norddinker, district of Hamm-Uentrop. The name Hohenover probably means high shore. Hohenover is one of nine manors of the parish of Dinker, which were mentioned as early as the 13th century.
16. Schulweg-Steg
The Schulweg-Steg is a pedestrian suspension bridge over the Datteln-Hamm Canal in the east of the city of Hamm. It is located in the immediate vicinity of the Werries lock at km 40.627. Based on the model of the Kaiserbrücke (Breslau) and Kettenbrücke (Cologne) suspension bridges, the supporting structure made of riveted band straps was planned and built between 1915 and 1917. Since the two ends of the belts are attached to stiffening beams, it is an anchored suspension bridge.
17. Amtsgericht Hamm
The District Court of Hamm is a court of ordinary jurisdiction with its seat in Hamm. It is one of the district courts under the auspices of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is also the register court for the districts of the district courts of Kamen and Unna. Since 1929, the Hamm District Court has also been the seat of a public prosecutor's office, which is now a branch of the public prosecutor's office at the Dortmund Regional Court.
18. WT2000
The water towers on Hellweg are located in Hamm-Berge and serve to provide a steady drinking water supply to Hamm. The two tall, round towers made of concrete with partial brick cladding have wide, round, white tops and arched domed roofs. As a landmark and due to their technical and historical significance, their outer shells have been listed as historical monuments since 1991.
19. Herz Jesu Kirche
The Sacred Heart Church in Bockum was a Roman Catholic branch church. The once independent Sacred Heart parish is now part of the Holy Spirit parish. Since 2006, the sacred building has been on the list of monuments of the city of Hamm. On January 15, 2019, the church interior and sacristy were completely smoked or sooty by a smoldering fire. Since then, the church has been closed. The Diocese of Münster informed the parish on November 21, 2019 that it would be desecrated, which happened on October 28, 2022.
20. Evangelische Kirche Berge
The listed Evangelical Church of Berge is located in Berge, a district of the independent city of Hamm in North Rhine-Westphalia. It belongs to the Emmaus-Kirchengemeinde in the Hamm church district of the Evangelical Church of Westphalia.
21. St. Antonius
The Roman Catholic, listed parish church of St. Antonius of Padua is located in Uentrop, a district of the independent city of Hamm in North Rhine-Westphalia. The church belongs to the Deanery Hellweg of the Archdiocese of Paderborn.
22. Bahnhof Hamm (Westfalen)
Hamm (Westf) Hbf is the most important railway station in the North Rhine-Westphalian town of Hamm. Its imposing station building is a figurehead and striking entrance area of the city. The facility also serves as an important railway junction in North Rhine-Westphalia, especially for the eastern Ruhr area. It is part of the Deutsche Bahn network.
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