Hamborn is a district of the city of Duisburg, in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany).[1]

Hamborn Coat of Arms
Hamborn Coat of Arms

Hamborn has a population of 71,528 an area of 20.84 km2. Since 1 January 1975, has been one of seven districts or boroughs (Stadtbezirk) of Duisburg.[2]

History

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The city of Hamborn was incorporated into Duisburg in 1929. Until the merger, Hamborn was an independent city and at that time was one of the 40 largest cities in Germany.[3]

Earliest mention of Hamborn is around 962AD as Havenburn, meaning Cattle trough. The land was given to the Archbishop of Cologne, to build a Premonstratensian monastery in 1136 by count Gerhard von Hochstaden. The Abbey and the neighboring farming communities were part of the Duchy of Cleves and became in 1666AD part of Brandenburg, Prussia. Until the early 19th century Hamborn was still a small village.

Climate

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Climate data for Duisburg
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 4
(39)
5
(41)
8
(46)
12
(54)
17
(63)
20
(68)
22
(72)
22
(72)
18
(64)
14
(57)
8
(46)
5
(41)
13
(55)
Daily mean °C (°F) 2
(36)
3
(37)
5
(41)
8
(46)
13
(55)
16
(61)
17
(63)
17
(63)
14
(57)
11
(52)
6
(43)
3
(37)
10
(49)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 0
(32)
0
(32)
2
(36)
5
(41)
9
(48)
12
(54)
13
(55)
13
(55)
11
(52)
8
(46)
3
(37)
1
(34)
6
(44)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 81.3
(3.20)
55.9
(2.20)
76.2
(3.00)
68.6
(2.70)
73.7
(2.90)
96.5
(3.80)
88.9
(3.50)
76.2
(3.00)
73.7
(2.90)
71.1
(2.80)
83.8
(3.30)
88.9
(3.50)
934.8
(36.8)
Source: weather.com[4]

Landmarks

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Landmarks in Hamborn include:

 
Hamborn Rathaus.[5]
 
Hamborn area 1591
 
Jaegerstraße Street
  • Hamborn Abbey (Abtei Hamborn), Hamborn, Duisburg: Premonstratensian Canons 1136–1802, 1959-today
  • Botanischer Garten Duisburg-Hamborn (Botanical Gardens)

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "Stadt Duisburg - der Stadtbezirk Hamborn". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
  2. ^ Hermann Kewitz: Duisburg. Bewegte Zeiten – Die 50er Jahre, Spangenberg 1997, p.41.
  3. ^ Adolf Liebers, Westermanns Weltatlas: mit erläuterndem Text und einem alphabetischen Namenverzeichnis(Komet, 2005)
  4. ^ "Weather Information for Duisburg".
  5. ^ Hamborn Rathaus photo from 2009.

51°29′51″N 6°46′40″E / 51.4975°N 6.7778°E / 51.4975; 6.7778