Welcome

We are very pleased to welcome you to our city. We invite you to enjoy the cosmopolitan metropolis in Westphalia at the border to the Münsterland, Ruhr area and Sauerland. Whether onshore in a nostalgic steam locomotive, on the water on deck of an excursion boat or from the air in a prop airliner, there is a lot to discover: it varies from the largest Tamil temple of Europe, a baroque moated castle at the best liked canoe hiking river of Germany to the second largest inland port of North Rhine-Westphalia. Hamm is also noticed in the Guiness book of records: The glass elephant in the Maximilianpark – the town’s landmark – is the largest building in shape of an animal in the word. Enjoy the breathtaking view in a hight of 35 meters in the midst of a tropical palm garden:

Hamm with its about 190.000 residents, is a manageable and likeable city, in which more than 120 nations live together peacefully. Round 75 per cent of the area is fields, meadows, woods and parks. It is an oasis for hikers and bikers. There exist 170 kilometer signposted routes ready to explore. Did you know that it was a citizen of Hamm, who was the first person to circle the world by bicycle? Open-air events like the "Hammer Summer" – the top-class music festival with free entrance– are unique in this region. Like the concerts of the "Klassik-Sommer", which take place in palace gardens, water towers and shed for engines. Considering sport, Hamm has to offer a special highlight as well: On the 800-meter-City circle course of the "City Night", cycling-stars like Erik Zabel have sprinted to win gold. Whether old-timers, tarantulas or breeding cattle: The markets und auctions of Hamm are a public magnet. Pure thrill promises the Terraristika: The largest stock market for exotic animals in. After an exertive sightseeing tour, the adventure thermal bath "Maximare" offers the highest level of regeneration with its huge "aqua-fun-, sauna- and wellness-areas".

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