Hamelin

town in Hamelin-Pyrmont District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Place large_independent_city_of_lower_saxony Q4062
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Hamelin

Summary

Hamelin is a large independent city of Lower Saxony[1]. Hamelin draws 390 Wikipedia views per month (large_independent_city_of_lower_saxony category, ranking #1 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hamelin was a member of Climate Alliance[3].
  • Hamelin was a member of Niedersächsischer Städtetag[4].
  • Hamelin is located in Hamelin-Pyrmont District[5].
  • Hamelin is in the country of Germany[6].
  • Hamelin's head of government is recorded as Claudio Griese[7].
  • Hamelin's image is recorded as Hameln Panorama 3-2006 small.jpg[8].
  • Hamelin's image is recorded as Hameln vor Anker.jpg[9].
  • Hamelin's instance of is recorded as large independent city of Lower Saxony[10].
  • Hamelin's instance of is recorded as Hanseatic city[11].
  • Hamelin's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[12].
  • Hamelin's instance of is recorded as district capital[13].
  • Hamelin's instance of is recorded as Einheitsgemeinde of Lower Saxony[14].
  • Hamelin's flag image is recorded as DEU Hamelin Flag.svg[15].
  • Hamelin's flag image is recorded as DEU Hamelin Banner.svg[16].
  • Hamelin's coat of arms image is recorded as DEU Hamelin COA.svg[17].
  • Hamelin's twinned administrative body is recorded as Quedlinburg[18].
  • Hamelin's twinned administrative body is recorded as Torbay[19].
  • Hamelin's twinned administrative body is recorded as Saint-Maur-des-Fossés[20].
  • Hamelin's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kalwaria Zebrzydowska[21].
  • Hamelin's twinned administrative body is recorded as Teruel[22].
  • Hamelin's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 168842202[23].
  • Hamelin's GND ID is recorded as 4023145-8[24].
  • Hamelin's locator map image is recorded as Hameln in HM.svg[25].
  • Hamelin's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82038020[26].
  • Hamelin's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11999888b[27].

Body

Geography

Hamelin is in the country of Germany[6]. Hamelin is located in Hamelin-Pyrmont District[5].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+56260'}[28], {'amount': '+56529'}[29], {'amount': '+56747'}[30], {'amount': '+57228'}[31], {'amount': '+57510'}[32], and {'amount': '+57394'}[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include large independent city of Lower Saxony[10], Hanseatic city[11], urban municipality in Germany[12], district capital[13], and Einheitsgemeinde of Lower Saxony[14].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Hamelin include Hamelin station[34], a railway station[35], in Germany[36].

Why It Matters

Hamelin draws 390 Wikipedia views per month (large_independent_city_of_lower_saxony category, ranking #1 of 6).[2] Hamelin has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Hamelin is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Entities named for Hamelin include Hamelin station[34], a railway station[35], in Germany[36].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . Q1373714. wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . ciudadeshermanadas.com. ciudadeshermanadas.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . klimabuendnis.org. klimabuendnis.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [4] . nst.de. Retrieved . nst.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . www1.nls.niedersachsen.de. www1.nls.niedersachsen.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . www1.nls.niedersachsen.de. www1.nls.niedersachsen.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . destatis.de. Retrieved . destatis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] . statistik.niedersachsen.de. statistik.niedersachsen.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] . register of German municipalities (4th quarter 2022). Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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