Hamelin
Hameln (English name sometimes Hamelin) is a city in Germany. In 2005, about 58,000 people lived there. A very well-known story from there is called The Pied Piper of Hamelin (Der Rattenfänger von Hameln). The story dates from the Middle Ages.
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Hameln | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Hamelin within Hamelin-Pyrmont district  | |
| Coordinates: 52°6′N 9°22′E / 52.100°N 9.367°ECoordinates: 52°6′N 9°22′E / 52.100°N 9.367°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Hamelin-Pyrmont |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor | Claudio Griese (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 102.30 km2 (39.50 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 68 m (223 ft) |
| Population (2006-12-30) | |
| • Total | 68,696 |
| • Density | 671.52/km2 (1,739.22/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 31785–89, 3250 |
| Vehicle registration | HM |
| Website | www.hameln.de |
Hamelin Media
Watershed of the river Weser.
1592 painting of Pied Piper copied from the glass window of Marktkirche in Hamelin
The Pied Piper leads the children out of Hamelin. Illustration by Kate Greenaway.
Christmas market in Hamelin.
Hameln Rattenfängerhause Osterstraße Germany Duitsland
The Leisthaus, Hamelin
Jewish cemetery of Hamelin
The Golden Rat, on a footbridge over the River Weser in Hamelin
The Hochzeitshaus, the church's Glockenspiel plays the story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin
References
Other websites
Media related to Hamelin at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website Archived 2007-11-14 at the Wayback Machine
- Historic Photographer of Hameln Archived 2019-09-13 at the Wayback Machine
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