Hameln

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A city of northern Germany on the Weser River southwest of Hanover. An ancient Saxon settlement, it is a manufacturing and tourist center famous as the setting for the legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. Population: 58,500.

Hameln (German) [ˈhaːməln]

(Placename) an industrial town in N Germany, in Lower Saxony on the Weser River: famous for the legend of the Pied Piper (supposedly took place in 1284). Pop.: 57 640 (latest est.) English name Hamelin [ˈhæməlɪn ˈhæmlɪn]

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Hameln - a town in northern Germany (near Hanover) that is famous as the setting for the legend of the Pied Piper

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Deutschland, FRG, Germany, Federal Republic of Germany - a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990

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Hamelin pied			The spokesman for the northern town, known as Hameln in German, said the sharp rise at an abandoned garden allotment site on the edge of the town was because the rats had a plentiful supply of food from an adjacent rubbish dump. Rats return to Hamelin, no sign of Pied Piper by AFP / AFP Global Edition They also combine well with shorter grasses, such as, pennisetum Hameln and panicum Heavy Metal. Gardens: Succulent sedums by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) The men, who are currently based at the Hameln garrison in Germany, covered 24 miles on the first day and 20 miles on the second, before going on to complete the Mount Everest marathon the following day. Soldiers on the run to help kids by Birmingham Mail (England)			hamartophobia Hamas hamate hamate bone Hamated Hamatum hamba hamba kahle Hamble Hambletonian Hamburg Hamburg edging Hamburg lake Hamburg parsley hamburger hamburger bun hamburger roll hamburger steak Hamden hame Hamel hamelia Hamelia erecta Hamelia patens Hamelin Hameln Hamer Hamersley Range hames Hamesecken Hamfatter Hamhung Hamiform Hamilcar Barca Hamilton Hamilton Inlet Hamilton period Hamiltonian Hamiltonianism Hamiltonstovare Haminoea Haminura Hamite Hamitic Hamitic language Hamitic languages Hamito-Semitic hamlet Hamleted Hamlisch Hamlyn			Hamden Hamden Hamden Figure Skating Association Hamden High School Hamden Slough National Wildlife Refuge Hamden Youth Lacrosse HAMDU hame hame hame hame Häme Häme Hamedan Hamedan HAMEE Hameenlinna Hämeenlinna Hämeenlinna Hämeenlinna, Finland Hämeenlinnan Pallokerho Hamel Hamel basis hamelia Hamelia erecta Hamelia patens Hamelin Hamelin Hamelin, Germany Hamelin, Germany Hameln Hameln, Germany Hameln, Germany hamels Hamer Hamer, Fannie Lou Townsend Hamerik, Asger Hämerkin Hämerkin Hamerkop Hamerkop HAMERS Hamerschlag Hall Hamersley Hamersley (disambiguation) Hamersley Range Hamersley Range Hamersley Range, Western Australia Hamersley Range, Western Australia hames hames hames hames Hamesecken Hamesucken HAMETS Hametz Hamez Hamfatter Hamfest HAMFI

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