What is "hamelin"

Hamelin ( or ; German: Hameln) 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 56,000. Hamelin is best known for the tale of the Pied Piper of Hamelin.

Hamelin is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Other places called Hamelin include:

• Hamelin-Pyrmont, a district in Lower Saxony, Germany
• Hamelin, Manche, a Commune of the Manche department in France
• Hamelin Bay, Western Australia
• Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve, Western Australia

People with Hamelin as a first name:

• Hamelin de Balun (died 1105 or 1106), Norman Baron
• Hamelin de Warenne, Earl of Surrey (1129-1202), English nobleman

People with the surname Hamelin:

• Bob Hamelin (born 1967), American former baseball player
• Charles Hamelin (born 1984), Canadian speed skater
• François Hamelin (born 1986), Canadian speed skater
• Charles-André Hamelin (1947-1993), Canadian politician
• Christine Hamelin, Canadian writer
• Dave Hamelin, Canadian guitarist (The Stills)
• Ferdinand Alphonse Hamelin (1796-1864), French admiral
• Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin (also Emmanuel Hamelin) (1768-1839), French rear admiral
• Jean-Baptiste Hamelin (1733-1804), French Canadian soldier
• Joseph Hamelin (1873-1947), Canadian politician
• Louis-Edmond Hamelin (born 1923), Canadian geographer
• Marc-André Hamelin (born 1961), Canadian virtuoso pianist
• Octave Hamelin (1856-1907), French philosopher

There is also Hamelin ctenotus, a species of Australian skink