Pied Piper’s House

The Pied Piper's House or Rattenfängerhaus is a half-timbered building in . It is named after an inscription on its side which purports to be an eyewitness account of the events of the Pied Piper of Hamelin story, describing the departure of the children on 26 June 1284.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: building in Hamelin, Germany
  • Also known as: “Dom Szczurołapa z Hameln”
  • Address: Osterstraße 28, Hameln, 31785
  • Inscription: “ANNO 1284 AM DAGE JOHANNIS ET PAULI WAR DER 26. JUNI - DORCH EINEN PIPER MIT ALLERLEY FARVE BEKLEDET GEWESEN CXXX KINDER VERLEDET BINNEN HAMELN GEBOREN - TO CALVARIE BI DEN KOPPEN VERLOREN.”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leisthaus and Stiftsherrenhaus.

Historic house
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is a historic house, which is situated 170 metres northwest of Pied Piper’s House.

Historic house
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is a historic house, which is situated 190 metres northwest of Pied Piper’s House.

Park
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is a park, which is situated 200 metres northeast of Pied Piper’s House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tündern and Emmerthal.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 4½ km south of Pied Piper’s House.

Village
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is a municipality in the district, in , . It is situated on the river , approximatively 6 km south of Hameln. is situated 6 km south of Pied Piper’s House.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 7 km east of Pied Piper’s House.

Pied Piper’s House

Latitude
52.10409° or 52° 6′ 15″ north
Longitude
9.36072° or 9° 21′ 39″ east
Inception
1603
Open location code
9F4F4936+J7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 129090927
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­house
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q1532805
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In Other Languages

From German to Polish—“Pied Piper’s House” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Garnisonskirche and Rattenfängerbrunnen.

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