Hamelin
Hamelin
Hameln | |
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Panorama of Hamelin | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Hamelin within Hamelin-Pyrmont district | |
Hamelin Hamelin | |
| Coordinates: 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 (2023-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 58,199 |
| • Density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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 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.
References
Other websites
Media related to Hameln 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