Hameln
Hamelin is a town in Lower Saxony, 50 km southwest of Hanover. It is the scene of the Pied Piper story, about the man who expelled rats from the town by playing the pipe, and then abducted the town's children when the citizenry refused to pay him what they had agreed.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hameln station and Klütturm.
Hameln station
Railway station
Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hamelin station is a category 3 station in the town of Hamelin in the German state of Lower Saxony. It is situated on the Hanover–Altenbeken and the Elze–Löhne lines.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Emmerthal and Tündern.
Emmerthal
Village
Photo: Bernd Schwabe in Hannover, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Emmerthal is a municipality in the Hameln-Pyrmont district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Weser, approximatively 6 km south of Hameln. Emmerthal is situated 6 km south of Hameln.
Tündern
Village
Photo: Thomas Fietzek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tündern is a village, which is situated 4½ km south of Hameln.
Hameln
- Type: Locality with 58,200 residents
- Also known as: “03252006” and “Stadt Hameln”
- Location: Hameln-Pyrmont, Lower Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
52.1037° or 52° 6′ 13″ northLongitude
9.3676° or 9° 22′ 4″ eastPopulation
58,200Elevation
72 metres (236 feet)Open location code
9F4F4939+F3GeoNames ID
6557417
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