german- the place pied paper is set. is hamelin how you spell it? and what is hamelin (sp?) in german?

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german- the place pied paper is set. is hamelin how you spell it? and what is hamelin (sp?) in german?

eg: munich= munchen (with a "u" umlout

2007-08-04 22:03:06 · 3 answers · asked by Gen 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages

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The city is Hameln. It's very pretty and plays up its association with the story; e.g. it calls itself the rat-catcher (Pied Piper in the German version) city, there are Pied Piper festivals and plays, and you can get little rats (bread, candy) everywhere! Here, take a look: http://www.hameln.de/

2007-08-05 06:49:44 · answer #1 · answered by hoptoad 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Hamelin - spelt like that - an area in Eastern Germany.

2007-08-05 05:07:25 · answer #2 · answered by Sal*UK 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋

The city is called Hameln. ItÂ´s full of framework-houses. You can reach it from Hannover by suburban train

2007-08-05 05:44:15 · answer #3 · answered by otto saxo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋