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 1,417 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 instance of is recorded as large independent city of Lower Saxony[8].
  • Hamelin's instance of is recorded as Hanseatic city[9].
  • Hamelin's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[10].
  • Hamelin's instance of is recorded as district capital[11].
  • Hamelin's instance of is recorded as Einheitsgemeinde of Lower Saxony[12].
  • Hamelin's twinned administrative body is recorded as Quedlinburg[13].
  • Hamelin's twinned administrative body is recorded as Torbay[14].
  • Hamelin's twinned administrative body is recorded as Saint-Maur-des-Fossés[15].
  • Hamelin's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kalwaria Zebrzydowska[16].
  • Hamelin's twinned administrative body is recorded as Teruel[17].
  • Hamelin's postal code is recorded as 31785[18].
  • Hamelin's postal code is recorded as 31787[19].
  • Hamelin's postal code is recorded as 31789[20].
  • Hamelin's Commons category is recorded as Hameln[21].
  • Hamelin's licence plate code is recorded as HM[22].
  • Hamelin's said to be the same as is recorded as Hameln[23].
  • Hamelin's local dialing code is recorded as 05151[24].
  • Hamelin's local dialing code is recorded as 05158[25].
  • Hamelin's archives at is recorded as Stadtarchiv Hameln[26].
  • Hamelin's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 52.103055555556, 'longitude': 9.36}[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[8], Hanseatic city[9], urban municipality in Germany[10], district capital[11], and Einheitsgemeinde of Lower Saxony[12].

Cultural Significance

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

Why It Matters

Hamelin draws 1,417 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 17 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . 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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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+56260'}, {'amount': '+56529'}, {'amount': '+56747'} +8
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  2. 10w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 7140
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8590]]: 7140, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167479287|HAMELN (#167479287)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6351|Jewish Encyclopedia]] #mix'n"
  3. 13w ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mapcarta id → Hamelin
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P12966]]: Hamelin"
  4. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 → 87453
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14586]]: 87453, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930762135"
  5. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+56260'}, {'amount': '+56529'}, {'amount': '+56747'} +8
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39115|batch #39115]]: einwohnerzahlen2024"
  6. 16w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
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  7. 16w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 52.103055555556, 'longitude': 9.36}
    Category for honorary citizens of entity → Q19473295
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Sytin Military Encyclopedia, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +6
    Different from → Hameln
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||br, avk */ import labels from sitelinks; cleanup"
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