Hamborn is a district of the city of Duisburg, in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany).
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.
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.
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.
Landmarks
Landmarks in Hamborn include:
Hamborn Abbey (Abtei Hamborn), Hamborn, Duisburg: Premonstratensian Canons 1136-1802, 1959-todayBotanischer Garten Duisburg-Hamborn (Botanical Gardens)Manfred Adamski (1947–2005), Chairman of the König-Brauerei, Chairman of MSV DuisburgJacques Berndorf (born 1936) (actually Michael Preute), journalist and writerHanns-Heinz Bielefeld (born 1918), politicianAlbert Thomas Dölken (born 1960), Abbot of HambornClemens Dölken (born 1956), Roman Catholic priestTadeusz Gwiazdowski (1918–1983), Polish actorWalter Hellmich (born 1944), football functionaries and ContractorsLudger Horstkötter (born 1939), Roman Catholic priest and historianFritz Ketz (1903–1983), painter and graphic artistErnst Kozub (1924–1971), heroic tenorKarl A. Lamers (born 1951), CDU member of the BundestagSören Link (born 1976), SPD member of parliament, mayor of DuisburgDaniel Morian (1811–1887), mining entrepreneur and aldermanJohannes Pflug (born 1946), SPD member of the BundestagFrithjof Elmo Porsch (born 1924), writerWerner Scholz (1944), soccer players and coachesHanns Heinrich Schumacher (born 1948), diplomat and ambassadorRudolf Stampfuß (1904–1978), prehistoriansKarl Heinz Stroux (1908–1985), actor, director and theater directorHeinz Trökes (1913–1997), painter and graphic artistSabine Weiss (born 1958), Mayor of Dinslaken and parliamentarianUrsula Woelfel (1922–2014), children's book authorPaul Zielinski (1911–1966), football player, World Cup finalists in Italy in 1934