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Hamelin

Hamelin is a picturesque small town in Lower Saxony, Germany, best known for the legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin.

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The town was founded by Count Baldwin III of Hamaland in the 12th century. The historic old town was almost completely destroyed in a fire in 1617. The town was rebuilt in the Baroque style. The Pied Piper of Hamelin is a legend from the Middle Ages about a piper who led all the children of the town away with his music.

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