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Hameln
Panorama of Hamelin
Panorama of Hamelin
Coat of arms of Hameln
Coat of arms
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Hameln-Pyrmont
Elevation
68 m (223 ft)
Population
 (2006-12-30)
 • Total 58,696
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
31785 – 89, 3250
Dialling codes 05151
Vehicle registration HM
Website www.hameln.de

Hameln (English name sometimes Hamelin) is a city in Germany. In 2005, about 58.000 peolple 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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  • Weser watershed 7

    Watershed of the river Weser.

  • Pied piper

    1592 painting of Pied Piper copied from the glass window of Marktkirche in Hamelin

  • Pied Piper2

    The Pied Piper leads the children out of Hamelin. Illustration by Kate Greenaway.

  • Hamelin 2

    Christmas market in Hamelin.

  • Hameln Rattenfängerhause Osterstraße Germany Duitsland

    Hameln Rattenfängerhaus

  • Hameln Leisthaus

    The Leisthaus, Hamelin

  • Jüdischer Friedhof Hameln Ausschnitt

    Jewish cemetery of Hamelin

  • GoldeneRatte

    The Golden Rat, on a footbridge over the River Weser in Hamelin

  • Hamelin Hochzeitshaus

    The Hochzeitshaus, the church's Glockenspiel plays the story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Hamelín para niños

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