Hameln

American  

[hah-muhln] / ˈhɑ məln /

Also Hamelin

noun

1. a city in N central Germany, on the Weser River: scene of the legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin.

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Hameln British  

/ ˈhaːməln /

noun

1. English name: Hamelin.  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: 58 902 (2003 est)

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Example Sentences

In a statement, Jörg Schmoll said others being honoured included the German comic actress Helga Feddersen and the 17th-century Jewish businesswoman and diarist Glückel von Hameln.

From The Guardian • Nov. 21, 2016

Although Mr. Pommerening said a new apartment had been found for her and her children, the family moved this month to a larger nearby town, Hameln.

From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2016

But since 1950, when the British turned Hameln prison back to the West German Federal Republic, there has been continuous pressure to give the Belsen criminals a "decent burial."

From Time Magazine Archive

This Harald, it cannot be denied, was the real Ratcatcher of Hameln.

From Problematic Characters A Novel by Spielhagen, Friedrich

Every spring two Fathers came to Grenchen, and the young men collected behind them as behind the rat-catcher from Hameln; the first cried out, 'Ho, ho! go and pick up snails!'

From Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. by Freytag, Gustav