Hamminkeln () is a town in the district of Wesel, in

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. It is situated on the river Issel, approximately 10 kilometers north of

Wesel Wesel () is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the capital of the Wesel district. Geography Wesel is situated at the confluence of the Lippe River and the Rhine. Division of the city Suburbs of Wesel include Lackhausen, Obrighove ...

and 15 km south of Bocholt. It is twinned with

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and the largest town in the district of Wesel. The town is separated into the villages Ringenberg, Dingden, Mehrhoog, Brünen, Marienthal, Loikum and Wertherbruch. The city has 3 major employers: *

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- A motorcycle manufacturer and well known customizer of

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* Bonita - A big fashion brand in Germany Hamminkeln has its own exit from the

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A3 which is used for many larger cities in the surrounding.

Government

Hamminkeln has had nine mayors since 1946: * Willi Finke (1894–1953) was mayor and main administrative official for two months from 23 January 1946 to 15 March 1946. * Gustav Schippers (1882–1961) was mayor from 24 June 1946 to 13 January 1961. In this time there were three main administrative officials: Karlheinz Kürten (born 1915) from 15 March 1946 to 30 September 1946, Dr. Otto Weyer (1897–1969) from 1 October 1946 to 31 October 1953 and Josef Leeuw (1903–1976) from 21 December 1953 to 12 November 1965. * Albert Busch (1896–1973) from 27 March 1961 to 3 December 1970. * Adolf Bovenkerk (1933–2016) from 3 December 1970 to 31 December 1974. * Bernhard Hoffmann (1912–1979) was mayor until July 1979. In this time Erich Tellmann (1929–2011) was main administrative official from 1 January 1966 to 31 December 1974, and until July 1987 he was town manager. * Heinrich Meyers (1938–2000) was the next mayor from October 1979 to December 2000. From July 1987 to September 1999 Bruno Gerwers (born 1938) was the town manager. * Holger Schlierf (born 1954) was the first mayor without party affiliation (his predecessors having all been CDU members), from June 2001 to October 2015 * The current mayor is Bernd Romanski (born 1959), a member of the

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Gallery

File:Hamminkeln,_kerk2_foto7_2011-04-11_13.30.jpg, Hamminkeln, church File:Hamminkeln, kerk1 foto2 2011-04-11 13.34.JPG, Hamminkeln, church File:Dingden, die Sankt Pancratius Kirche en Gasthof foto7 2012-08-03 11.59.jpg, Dingden, church (die Sankt Pancratius Kirche) and Gasthof File:Brünen, evangelische Kirche foto1 2012-08-03 12.33.jpg, Brünen, reformed church File:Paras hamminkeln 25 march 1945.jpg, British paratroopers in Hamminkeln on 25 March 1945.

References

{{Authority control Wesel (district)