There are some very special Hameln gifts to take home. One of them is "Rattengift", an alcoholic drink sold by a grandmother puppet at the Osterstraße.
In the same shop you can buy "Rattenscharfe" chocolate sweets.
Updated Jun 22, 2011
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The Rattenfägen*
OR YOU'LL BE VERY SORRY!
This postcard was sent to Funkymama* (Oostende - Belgium)!
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Updated Jan 9, 2003
You'll find this dwarf pair halfway down the Osterstraße.
Written Sep 11, 2010
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You'll find this dwarf pair halfway down the Osterstraße.
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Q: I am planning a half day trip to Hameln from Hannover in August and would like to know if the Old Town in Hameln is very far fropm...

A: Here is a map of Hameln: http://www.hameln.com/_mediafiles/1171-anfahrtskizze-rathaus.pdf Looks like a 15 minute walk to me, hence doable. The DB station is on the right...
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Hameln - Home of the Pied Piper

The famous town of the Pied Piper legend is situated about 50 km south west (and about 40 km west of my hometown Elze) of Hanover, the state capital of Lower Saxony in the North of the Federal...
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Hameln is a wonderful small place with a lot of historic heritage, a little off the beaten path from the classic tourist routes but very worthwhile to visit. The legend of the Pied Piper contributed...
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Hameln is a beautiful old town near to Hannover with a marvellous house architecture and of course worldwide famous for the Pied Piper legend.
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I've got some interesting experiences in Hameln. I'd love to share with you the 23 tips I've written, the 52 photos uploaded, and 1 travelogue I've created.
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Around 851 the Benedictine Monastery Hameln was founded at the Weser river. The Imperial Abbey of Fulda having received the estate from a Saxon Count who had died without heirs or successors. Later......
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