Hameln

Hamelin is a town in , 50 km southwest of . 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.
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  • Locality with 58,200 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 72 metres (236 feet)
  • Also known as
    “03252006”
    “Stadt Hameln”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hameln station and Pied Piper’s House.

Railway station
Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hamelin station is a category 3 station in the town of in the German state of .

Photo: Beckstet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Pied Piper's House or Rattenfängerhaus is a half-timbered building in .

Scenic viewpoint
Photo: AxelHH, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a scenic viewpoint.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Emmerthal and Tündern.

Village
Photo: Bernd Schwabe in Hannover, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipality in the district, in , . is situated 6 km south of Hameln.

Village
Photo: Thomas Fietzek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 4½ km south of Hameln.

Hameln

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Latitude
52.1037° or 52° 6′ 13″ north
Longitude
9.3676° or 9° 22′ 4″ east
Open location code
9F4F4939+F3
Geo­Names ID
6557417

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