Hammelburg

Hammelburg
Town
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Hammelburg within Bad Kissingen district
Hammelburg Show map of Germany Hammelburg Show map of Bavaria
Coordinates: 50°07′N 9°54′E / 50.117°N 9.900°E / 50.117; 9.900
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Unterfranken
District	Bad Kissingen
Subdivisions	10 Stadtteile
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Armin Warmuth[1] (CSU)
Area
• Total	128.89 km2 (49.76 sq mi)
Elevation	182 m (597 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	10,883
• Density	84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	97762
Dialling codes	09732
Vehicle registration	KG, BRK, HAB
Website	www.hammelburg.de

Hammelburg is a town in the district of Bad Kissingen, in Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany. It is on the river Franconian Saale, 25 km west of Schweinfurt.

In Hogan's Heroes the fictional Luft Stalag 13 is located just outside of Hammelburg with the protaganist visiting the town on numerous occasions.

1. ↑ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
2. ↑ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) .

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• Official website
• Oldest Weinstadt in Franconia
• Actual photographic footage of the liberation of the POW Camp in 1945: http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675071587_prisoners-of-war_M-4-tank_American-soldiers_prisoners-wave