Hameln (Germany)

I would imagine that everybody's heard of Hamelin, or to give it its more correct, German spelling, Hameln. At least, I should think everyone's familiar with the legend of The Pied Piper of Hameln. The town lies around 50km south of Hanover in the state of Lower Saxony, northern Germany. It straddles the Weser river and is the cultural and economic capital of the Weser area. In fact the town owes its prosperity through the ages to the Weser river and the trade that passed along it. This led to local merchants building some elaborately decorated houses which have survived to this day and are ... more

Hameln is a small town in North Germany with a medieval town centre. It's near Hannover and in the attractive scenery of the Weserbergland area. There are many restored stone and timber framed buildings of the Weser Renaissance. In the middle of the town centre you are standing on the Osterstraße, that's where an old Garnison Church called the 'Holy Ghost' built in 1713 is. Today there's a Saving Bank in it. Oposite is the 'Pied Piper's House built in 1603 and it's a Weser Renaissance house. Also in this street is the 'Leisthouse' built 1589 which has a museum in it.There are all about Hamelns ... more

The legend of the Pied Piper belongs to the city of Hameln like the Tower Bridge belongs to London. This story made Hameln world-famous. I thing you have heard it once. For those of you who don´t know it, have a quick look at the end of this opinion and you get a quick introduction. Hameln is a good idea for a day trip when you are in Bremen or Hannover. From Bremen it will take you about two hours by car, using the A 27 and A 7 to Hannover and then the B 227 to Hameln. From Hannover it can be reached in about half an hour. Local trains take you to Hameln central station (Hauptbahnhof) from ... more