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HamelinHamelin{| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1" style="float:right; empty-cells:show; margin-left:1em; margin-bottom:0,5em; background:#FFDEAD;" Coat of arms ! Map |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | align="center" | |- ! |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ! align="center" | image:hameln.jpg ! align="center" | Image:Hameln_in_Germany.png |- ! colspan="2" | Statistics |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | States of Germany|State: || Lower Saxony |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Regierungsbezirk: || Regierungsbezirk Hannover|Hannover |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Districts of Germany|District: || Hamelin-Pyrmont |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Area: || 102.3 km² |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Population: || 58,761 ''<small>(12/31/2002)</small>'' |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Population density: || 576/km² |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Elevation: || 68 m<br> |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | List of postal codes in Germany|Postal code: || 31785 - 89 (until 1994: 3250) |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Area codes in Germany|Area/distance code: || German area codes beginning with 51|51-51 (051-51) |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" valign="top" | Location: || 52.1/52°6' N lat.<br /> 9.35/9°21' W long. |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Municipal code: || 03252006 |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | License plates in Germany|Car designation: || <code>HM</code> <!--|---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Name of inhabitants: ||--> |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Arrangement of the city: || 13 districts |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Address of the city administration: || 1 Rathausplatz<br/>Hamelin 31785 |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Website: || [http://www.hameln.de www.hameln.de] |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ! colspan="2" | Politics |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Mayor: || Klaus Arnecke (Independent) |} '''Hamelin''' (German: ''Hameln'') is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Hamelin-Pyrmont. The Weser river runs through the town. Population: 59,156 (as of 2002). The town is famous for the folk tale of The Pied Piper of Hamelin (German: "Rattenfänger"). The version written down by the Brothers Grimm made it extremely popular throughout the world; it is also the subject of a well-known poem by Robert Browning. Although Hamelin has a fine medieval old town with some remarkable buildings, the main attraction is the Pied Piper tale. In the summer every Sunday the tale is played by actors in the authentic places. There was a monastery at the place, which was founded as early as 851. A village grew in the neighbourhood and became a town in the 12th century. The incident with the Pied Piper is said to have happened in 1284 and may be based on a true event, although somewhat different from the tale. In the 15th century|15th and 16th century Hamelin was a minor member of the Hanseatic League. The era of greatest wealth began in 1664, when Hamelin became a fortified border town of the principality of Hanover (state)|Hanover. In 1867 the town became a part of Prussia. Hamelin is also the gateway to the surrounding Weserbergland mountains, which can be visited by hikers and bikers. ==Subdivisions== *Afferde *Hastenbeck *Halvestorf *Haverbeck *Hilligsfeld (including Groß and Klein Hilligsfeld) *Sünteltal (including Holtensen, Welliehausen and Unsen) *Klein Berkel *Tündern (pop. around 2,000), website: http://www.tuendern.de (in German) *Wehrbergen *Rohrsen ==Population== *1689: 2,398 *1825: 5,326 *1905: 21,385 *1939: 32,000 *1968: 48,787 *2003: 58,902 image:Weser watershed 3.png|thumb|Watershed of the River Weser ==Persons== *Friedrich Wilhelm von Reden *Wilhelm Freiherr von Hodenberg *Kurt Philip von Moritz *Susan Stahnke (b. 1967) ==External links== (in German) * [http://www.dewezet.de/ Online Local press] Category:Towns in Lower Saxony de:Hameln es:Hamelín fr:Hamelin nl:Hamelen First page | Prev | Next | Last page | This article on Hamelin is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Hamelin". if you like cool drinks you may be interested in:
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