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1592 painting of the Pied Piper copied from the glass window of Marktkirche in Hamelin Postcard "Gruss aus Hameln" featuring the Pied Piper of Hamelin, 1902
The Pied Piper of Hamelin (German: der Rattenfänger von Hameln), also known as the Pan Piper or the Rat-Catcher of Hamelin, is the title character of a legend from the town of Hamelin (Hameln), Lower Saxony, Germany.
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1280s in the Holy Roman Empire1284 in EuropeChild abduction in folkloreChild abduction in GermanyFairy tales about magicFiction about child abductionFiction about musicFictional characters from Lower SaxonyFictional characters from the 13th centuryFictional flautistsFictional kidnappersFiction set in the 1280s