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Hamelin (other)
Hamelin is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. Hamelin may also refer to: Places * Hamelin-Pyrmont, a district in Lower Saxony, Germany * Hamelin, Manche, a Commune of the Manche department in France * Hamelin Bay, Western Australia * Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve, Western Australia * Hamelin station, a station in Lower Saxony, Germany * Hamelin Station Reserve, a former pastoral lease in Western Australia People Given name * Hamelin de Balun (died 1105 or 1106), Norman baron * Hamelin de Warenne, Earl of Surrey (1129–1202), English nobleman * Hamelin du Devonshire et de Cornwall, held 22 manors in 1086, including the Manor of Broad Hempston Surname * :fr:Jacques Hamelin, Jacques Hamelin, bishop of Tulle, secretary to Francis I * Isabel Hamelin, 15th century, married to Thomas Berkeley (died 1488), Sir Thomas Berkeley, of the House of Berkley * William Hamelin, High Sheriff of Warwickshire 1275–1277 * :fr:Fortunée Hamelin, Fortunée Hamelin, wife of Romain Hamelin, friend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamelin
Hamelin ( ; german: Hameln ) is a town on the river Weser in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Hamelin-Pyrmont and has a population of roughly 57,000. Hamelin is best known for the tale of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. History Hamelin started with a monastery, which was founded as early as 851 AD. A village grew in the neighbourhood and had become a town by the 12th century. The incident with the "Pied Piper" (see below) 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 centuries Hamelin was a minor member of the Hanseatic League. In June 1634, during the Thirty Years' War, Lothar Dietrich, Freiherr of Bönninghausen, a General with the Imperial Army, lost the Battle of Oldendorf to the Swedish General Kniphausen, after Hamelin had been besieged by the Swedish army. The era of the town's greatest prosperity began in 1664, when Hamelin became a fortified border town of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
