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Hamme
Hamme
Municipality
	Town hall
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Hamme
	Hamme Location in Belgium Location of Hamme in East Flanders
	Coordinates: 51°05′N 04°08′E / 51.083°N 4.133°E
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	East Flanders
Arrondissement	Dendermonde
Government
• Mayor	Herman Vijt (CD&V)
• Governing party/ies	CD&V, Vooruit, N-VA
Area
• Total	40.53 km2 (15.65 sq mi)
Population (2018-01-01)
• Total	24,829
• Density	610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Postal codes	9220
NIS code	42008
Area codes	052
Website	www.hamme.be

Hamme (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɑmə]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the settlements of Hamme proper, Kastel Moerzeke, Sint-Anna [nl] and Zogge [nl]. In 2018, Hamme had a total population of 24,827. The total area is 40.21 km².^[2] The current mayor of Hamme is Herman Vijt, from the CD&V (Christian Democratic) party.

Folklore

Hamme also has its own legends, most famously that of the "Hamse Wuiten". The people of Hamme are also called Hamse Wuitens. The "Hamse wuiten" is also the main mascot in a street parade at the end of March every year. The inhabitants dress up and build big trucks with giant puppets, making fun of local and national politicians and scandals.

Sport

In 1967 Hamme born Ferdinand Bracke was voted Belgian Sportsman of the Year (the first in history to receive this award) and was also awarded the Belgian Sports Merit Award ^[3]^[4]

The 6th stage of the X²O Badkamers Trophy 2023–24 UCI Cyclo-cross season was held at Hamme on 27 January 2024. Fem Van Empel took 1st place. ^[5]

Notable inhabitants

Ferdinand Bracke, cyclist
Herman Brusselmans, writer
Amaat Joos, Canon and antropologue
Linde Merckpoel, radio presenter
Frans Van Damme, painter
Benoît Van Uytvanck, sculptor
Kristel Verbeke, singer
Hanne Verbruggen, singer
Petrus Vertenten, missionary and portraitist

References

^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
^ ""Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018"". StatBel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
^ "'Nina Derwael heeft de brains, de looks en de wilskracht': jury Nationale Trofee voor Sportverdienste vol lof over 18-jarige gymnaste". hln.be (in Dutch). 8 November 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
^ "Nationale Trofee voor Sportverdienste
^ "Results X2O Trofee Hamme - Flandriencross 2024 - Women Elite".