Hammelburg
urban municipality of Germany in Bad Kissingen district
Hammelburg is a town in the district of Bad Kissingen, in Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany. It is on the river Franconian Saale, 25 km west of Schweinfurt.
Hammelburg | |
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Coordinates: 50°07′N 9°54′E / 50.117°N 9.900°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Bavaria |
Admin. region | Unterfranken |
District | Bad Kissingen |
Subdivisions | 10 Stadtteile |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–26) | Armin Warmuth[1] (CSU) |
Area | |
• Total | 128.89 km2 (49.76 sq mi) |
Elevation | 182 m (597 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 10,883 |
• Density | 84/km2 (220/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 97762 |
Dialling codes | 09732 |
Vehicle registration | KG, BRK, HAB |
Website | www.hammelburg.de |
In popular culture change
TV Series change
In Hogan's Heroes the fictional Luft Stalag 13 is located just outside of Hammelburg with the protaganist visiting the town on numerous occasions.
References change
- ↑ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ↑ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) (Hilfe dazu).
Other websites change
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hammelburg.
- Official website
- Oldest Weinstadt in Franconia
- Actual photographic footage of the liberation of the POW Camp in 1945: http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675071587_prisoners-of-war_M-4-tank_American-soldiers_prisoners-wave