Hameln
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Hameln | |
Panorama of Hamelin | |
Coat of arms | Location |
Administration | |
Country | |
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State | Lower Saxony |
District | Hameln-Pyrmont |
Lord Mayor | Susanne Lippmann (Ind.) |
Basic statistics | |
Area | 102.30 km² (39.5 sq mi) |
Elevation | 68 m (223 ft) |
Population | 58,696 (30/12/2006) |
- Density | 574 /km² (1,486 /sq mi) |
Other information | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Licence plate | HM |
Postal codes | 31785 – 89, 3250 |
Area code | 05151 |
Website | www.hameln.de |
Hameln (English name sometimes Hamelin) is a city in Germany. In 2005, about 58.000 peolple lived there. A very well-known story from there is called The Pied Piper of Hamelin (Der Rattenfänger von Hameln). The story dates from the Middle Ages.