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Hamelin
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Hamelin ( ; ) is a town on the river Weser in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Hameln-Pyrmont and has a population of roughly 57,000. Hamelin is best known for the tale of the Pied Piper of Hamelin.
Hamelin is a town of about 57,000 people located on the Weser River in Lower Saxony, Germany, where it serves as the capital of the Hameln-Pyrmont district. The town is most famous for being the setting of the legendary tale of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, a story that has captivated audiences for centuries.
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Key facts
- German location.German_name
- Hameln
- German location.image_photo
- Hameln Panorama 3-2006 small.jpg
- German location.image_caption
- Panorama of Hamelin
- German location.type
- Town
- German location.image_coa
- DEU Hamelin COA.svg
- German location.image_plan
- Hameln in HM.svg
- German location.state
- Lower Saxony
- German location.district
- Hameln-Pyrmont
- German location.elevation
- 68
- German location.area
- 102.53
- German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
- 03252006
- German location.postal_code
- 31785–89, 3250
- German location.area_code
- 05151
- German location.licence
- HM
- German location.website
- www.hameln.de
- German location.mayor
- Claudio Griese
- German location.leader_term
- 2021–26
- German location.Bürgermeistertitel
- Oberbürgermeister
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Hameln
- Country
- Germany
- Located in
- Hamelin-Pyrmont District
- Population
- 57916
- Area
- 102.53
- Elevation
- 68
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- Hamelin-Pyrmont District
- Official website
- www.hameln.de
- Image
- Hameln vor Anker.jpg
- Dialing code
- 05158
- Licence plate code
- HM
- Significant event
- Siege of Hameln
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- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in Hamelin
- twinned administrative body
- Teruel
- Commons category
- Hameln
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Hamelin
- topic's main category
- Category:Hamelin
- postal code
- 31789
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Hamelin
- Commons gallery
- Hameln
- short name
- Hmln
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- P8168
- Suisse
- hashtag
- Hameln
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- History
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- Demographics
- Attractions
- Tale of the Pied Piper
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Media
- British army presence
- Notable people
- See also
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Hamelin ( ; ) is a town on the river Weser in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Hameln-Pyrmont and has a population of roughly 57,000. Hamelin is best known for the tale of the Pied Piper of Hamelin.
==History==
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