Hamme (other)
Hamme may refer to: * Hamme (river), a river in Lower Saxony, Germany, forming the Lesum river together with the Wümme * Hamme, Belgium, a town and municipality in East Flanders ** K.F.C. V.W. Hamme, the football club from the Belgian town * Hamme, Bochum, a quarter of Bochum, Germany * Van Hamme, a number of people with this surname, most notably ** Jean Van Hamme (born 1939), Belgian writer See also * Hamm (other) * Ham (other) Ham is a cut of meat from an edible mammal's rear, usually from a pig. Ham or HAM may also refer to: Places Belgium * Ham, Belgium, a municipality France * Le Ham, Manche, a commune * Le Ham, Mayenne, a commune * Ham (Cergy), a village near C ...

Hamme (river)
The Hamme (in its upper reaches Giehler Bach) is a long river in Germany, Lower Saxony, north-east of Bremen. Its source is north of Osterholz-Scharmbeck. It flows through the moors north-east of Bremen called Teufelsmoor, and meets the river Wümme in Ritterhude. From this junction, the river is called Lesum. The Lesum flows into the river Weser in Bremen-Vegesack. On the river Hamme there are many water-sport clubs, for example the Wassersportclub Hamme e.V. (watersports-club Hamme), the Ruder-Verein Osterholz-Scharmbeck von 1901 e.V. (Rowing Club Osterholz-Scharmbeck since 1901) and the Segel Club Hamme e.V. (Sailing Club Hamme). Course The upper reaches of the Hamme are called the ''Giehler Bach'' (Giehl Stream). The ''Giehler Bach'' originates in the heathland of the ''Lange Heide'' northeast of Osterholz-Scharmbeck, a geest plateau at a height of about , which is also the source of many other geest streams (such as the Drepte, Scharmbecker Bach, Schönebecker Aue and Wie ...
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Hamme, Belgium
Hamme () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Hamme proper, Kastel Moerzeke, and . In 2018, Hamme had a total population of 24,827. The total area is 40.21 km². The current mayor of Hamme is Herman Vijt, from the CD&V (Christian Democratic) party. Hamme also has its own legends. The most famous one is the legend of the " Hamse Wuiten". The people of Hamme are also called ''Hamse Wuitens''. The "Hamse wuiten" is also the main mascot in a streetparade at the end of March every year. The inhabitants dress up and build big trucks with funny giant puppets, making fun of local and national politicians and scandals. Famous inhabitants *Ferdinand Bracke, cyclist *Herman Brusselmans, writer * Amaat Joos, Canon and antropologue *Linde Merckpoel, radio presenter *Frans Van Damme, painter * Benoît Van Uytvanck, sculptor *Kristel Verbeke, singer *Hanne Verbruggen, singer *Petrus Vertenten, missionary and portraitis ...
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Hamme, Bochum
Hamme (german: Bochum-Hamme) is a part of the city of Bochum in the Ruhr area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Up to the 19th century Westphalian was spoken here. Bochum-Hamme is a district in the working-class north of Bochum. So it is the part of Bochum with the highest number of poor families. Bochum-Hamme includes Goldhamme, the south of which borders onto the former town of Wattenscheid. Hamme houses a large Turkish minority. Some parts of Hamme, especially the so-called Speckschweiz quarter, currently experiences some gentrification attracting young middle-class families, students and artists. Hamm Hamm (, Latin: ''Hammona'') is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northeastern part of the Ruhr area. As of 2016 its population was 179,397. The city is situated between the A1 motorway and A2 motorway. Hamm railwa ...

Van Hamme
Van Hamme is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alexis Van Hamme (1818–1875), Belgian painter * Jean Van Hamme (born 1939), Belgian writer *Thomas Van Hamme Thomas Van Hamme (born 10 February 1969) is a radio and TV moderator of the Walloon Broadcaster RTBF. He is currently in the prime time broadcast on the scientific ''GpiG A'', but with Barbara Louys, ''It's Belgian'' magazine devoted to the Belg ... (born 1969), Belgian television presenter * Victor Van Hamme (1897–?), Belgian weightlifter {{Surname, Van Hamme Surnames of Dutch origin ...
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Jean Van Hamme
Jean, knight Van Hamme (born 16 January 1939) is a Belgian novelist and comic book writer. He has written scripts for a number of Belgian/French comic series, including ''Histoire sans héros'', ''Thorgal'', ''XIII'' and ''Largo Winch''. Biography Early years After studying business administration at the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, he worked as a journalist and in the marketing department of Philips. In the meantime, he started writing, and one of his first scripts was adapted by Paul Cuvelier in 1968. This erotic comic named Epoxy was published by the controversial publisher Éric Losfeld, who prior to that also had published similarly themed comics like Jean-Claude Forest's Barbarella and Robert Gigi's Scarlett Dream. In 1976, Van Hamme became a full-time writer, and in the next few years he published seven novels and some movie scripts, e.g. for ''Diva''. Thorgal, XIII and Largo Winch Van Hamme's main breakthrough came in 1977, when he created the V ...
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Hamm (other)
Hamm (, Latin: ''Hammona'') is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northeastern part of the Ruhr area. As of 2016 its population was 179,397. The city is situated between the A1 motorway and A2 motorway. Hamm railway station is an important hub for rail transport and renowned for its distinctive station building. History Coat of arms The coat of arms has been in use in its present form for about 750 years. It shows the markish chessboard ("märkischen Schachbalken") in red and silver on a golden field. Originally it was the founders' coat of arms, i. e. the Counts of Mark. The chessboard and the colours are often displayed in the coats of arms of further towns founded by that family line. Similarly, the colours of the city are red and white. Overview The name ''Ham'' means "corner" in the old Low German dialect spoken at that time. In the old times the name ''thom Hamme'' would be used, which evolved slowly into its modern form ''Hamm''. The na ...
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