The Pied Piper of Hamelin is the title character of a legend from the town of Hamelin (Hameln), Lower Saxony, Germany.
1592 painting of the Pied Piper copied from the glass window of Marktkirche in Hamelin
Postcard "Gruss aus Hameln" featuring the Pied Piper of Hamelin, 1902
1909 Maxfield Parrish mural of the Pied Piper of Hamelin at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco
The rats of Hamelin. Illustration by Kate Greenaway for Robert Browning's "The Pied Piper of Hamelin"
Hamelin is a town on the river Weser in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Hamelin-Pyrmont and has a population of roughly 57,000. Hamelin is best known for the tale of the Pied Piper of Hamelin.
Panorama of Hamelin
1592 painting of Pied Piper copied from the glass window of Marktkirche in Hamelin
The Pied Piper leads the children out of Hamelin. Illustration by Kate Greenaway.
Christmas market in Hamelin.