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Hameln| Town in Lower Saxony, Germany, on the Rver Weser, 40 km/25 mi southwest of Hannover; population (1995) 58,800. Industries include electrical and mechanical engineering, and the manufacture of furniture and fabrics. Old buildings include the Rattenfängerhaus (Rat-catcher's House). Hameln is the setting for the Pied Piper legend. |
| There are many half-timbered buildings and a number of structures in the Weser Renaissance style, including the Hochzeitshaus (Marriage House), built between 1610 and 1617; and the Rattenfängerhaus (1603). The Minster of St Boniface (11th–14th century) is a mixture of Romanesque and baroque architecture. Museums include the Dorf Museum, housing exhibits of prehistory, farming, and local crafts; and the Hameln Museum of Country Life |
| Hameln features in the poem The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning. |
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