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 has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[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 located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[23].
  • Hamelin's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[24].
  • Hamelin's said to be the same as is recorded as Hameln[25].
  • Hamelin's local dialing code is recorded as 05151[26].
  • Hamelin's local dialing code is recorded as 05158[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 has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Hamelin is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

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] . Q1373714. wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . ciudadeshermanadas.com. ciudadeshermanadas.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . klimabuendnis.org. klimabuendnis.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [4] . nst.de. Retrieved . nst.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 2d ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mapcarta id Hamelin
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P12966]]: Hamelin"
  2. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 87453
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  3. 5d ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population {'amount': '+56260'}, {'amount': '+56529'}, {'amount': '+56747'} +6
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  4. 22d ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00
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  5. 27d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location {'lat': 52.103055555556, 'lon': 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)
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