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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). Hamelin coat of arms This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ...
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Germany is a federation of 16 states commonly called Länder (singular Land, which may be translated as country) or officially Bundesländer (singular Bundesland, German federal state). ...
With an area of 47,618 km and nearly eight million inhabitants, Lower Saxony (German Niedersachsen) lies in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the countrys sixteen Bundesl nder (federal states). ...
There are 439 German districts, administrative units in Germany. ...
Hamelin-Pyrmont (German Hameln-Pyrmont) is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ...
Elevation has several related meanings: Geography The elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or possibly some other fixed point). ...
German Postleitzahl map of the first two digits Postal codes in Germany, known as Postleitzahl (pl. ...
1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...
Area codes in Germany (German Vorwahl) have from two to five digits, not counting the leading zero. ...
License plates in Germany show the place where the car carrying them is registered. ...
A mayor (from the Latin maīor, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ...
With an area of 47,618 km and nearly eight million inhabitants, Lower Saxony (German Niedersachsen) lies in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the countrys sixteen Bundesl nder (federal states). ...
Hamelin-Pyrmont (German Hameln-Pyrmont) is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
Weser watershed The Weser is a river of north-western Germany. ...
2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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. The oldest picture of Pied Piper copied from the glass window of Marktkirche in Goslar The Pied Piper of Hamelin is a folk tale, among others written down by the Brothers Grimm. ...
Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm The Brothers Grimm (Brüder Grimm) are Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm. ...
Robert Browning Robert Browning (May 7, 1812 – December 12, 1889) was an English poet and playwright. ...
The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ...
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 and 16th century Hamelin was a minor member of the Hanseatic League. Events Vikings plunder London Charles the Bald, Louis the German and Lothar meet in Meersen Oldest known mention of the Andaman Islands Garcia Iñiguez succeeds his father Iñigo Arista as king of Navarra Deaths Irmengarde, wife of emperor Lothar March 7 - Nominoe, Duke of Brittany Ebo - or Ebbo...
(11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ...
Events June 26 - According to the Brothers Grimm and older sources, in this date the Pied Piper of Hamelin visits the town of Hamelin, resulting in ca. ...
(14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ...
(15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ...
The Hanseatic League (German: die Hanse) was an alliance of trading cities that established and maintained a trade monopoly over most of Northern Europe and the Baltic for a time in the later Middle Ages and the Early Modern period (ie between the 13th and 17th century). ...
In June 1634, during the Thirty Years' War, Lothar Dietrich Freiherr von Bönninghausen, a General with the Imperial Army, lost a battle near Hamelin to Swedish General von Kniphausen. The victory of Gustavus Adolphus at the Battle of Breitenfeld (1631) The Thirty Years War was a conflict fought between the years 1618 and 1648, principally in the Central European territory of the Holy Roman Empire, but also involving most of the major continental powers. ...
The era of greatest wealth began in 1664, when Hamelin became a fortified border town of the Duchy of Brunswick-Calenberg. In 1867 the town became a part of Prussia. Events March 12 - New Jersey becomes a colony of England. ...
Hanover (German: Hannover) is an historical territory in todays Germany. ...
1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
The coat of arms of the Kingdom of Prussia, 1701-1918 The word Prussia (German: Preußen or Preussen, Polish: Prusy, Lithuanian: Prūsai, Latin: Borussia) has had various (often contradictory) meanings: The land of the Baltic Prussians (in what is now parts of southern Lithuania, the Kaliningrad exclave of...
Hamelin is also the gateway to the surrounding Weserbergland mountains, which can be visited by hikers and bikers. The Weserbergland is a hilly region (thus the name, Weser hilly region) in Germany (Lower Saxony, Hessen und Nordrhein-Westfalen), between Hannoversch Münden and Porta Westfalica. ...
Subdivisions
- Afferde
- Hastenbeck
- Halvestorf
- Haverbeck
- Hilligsfeld (including Groß and Klein Hilligsfeld)
- Sünteltal (including Holtensen, Welliehausen and Unsen)
- Klein Berkel
- Tündern (pop. around 2,000), Official site (in German)
- Wehrbergen
- Rohrsen
Population
 Watershed of the River Weser Events Louis XIV of France passed the Code Noir, allowing the full use of slaves in the French colonies. ...
1825 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (514x641, 19 KB)Weser watershed Licensed for use in accordance with the GFDL. I used this [ online map creation] tool to create this map. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (514x641, 19 KB)Weser watershed Licensed for use in accordance with the GFDL. I used this [ online map creation] tool to create this map. ...
Famous citizens - Friedrich Wilhelm von Reden
- Wilhelm Freiherr von Hodenberg
- Kurt Philip von Moritz
- Susan Stahnke (b. 1967)
1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
External links - Official site (in German)
- Local newspaper (in German)
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