Hamm, Luxembourg

Hamm
Quarter
Hamm is one of 24 quarters in Luxembourg City
Coordinates: 49.607°N 6.169°E / 49.607; 6.169
Country	Luxembourg
Commune	Luxembourg City
Area
• Total	4.0762 km2 (1.5738 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2019)
• Total	1,478
• Density	360/km2 (940/sq mi)
Nationality
• Luxembourgish	46.01%
• Other	53.99%
Website	Hamm

Hamm is a quarter in eastern Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It is the home of the Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial, the final resting place of 5,076 American servicemen, including General Patton.

As of 31 December 2019, the quarter has a population of 1,478 inhabitants.

History

Hamm's origins lie in the convent of St. Catharine, founded in the 14th century, around which a village developed. The proximity to the Alzette river facilitated the construction of several mills, which formed the basis for spinning and weaving wool from 1835. In the course of the next years, the Godchaux were able to expand their wool production by buying up almost all the mills on the Alzette, which were combined with another factory in Ettelbrück into the „Draperies de Luxembourg“. At their high point, the cloth mills employed up to 2,000 people. Due to the economic boom, Hamm was split off from the commune of Sandweiler in 1873 and received its own administration.

Hamm was a commune in the canton of Luxembourg between 20 December 1873, when it was split from the commune of Sandweiler, and 26 March 1920, when it was merged into the city of Luxembourg, along with Hollerich and Rollingergrund.