Pied Piper of Hamelin
Town records recall the day 130 children left Hamelin
According to old records, on 26 June 1284 a piper led 130 children out of Hamelin. The rats only entered the story in the 16th century; what really happened is unknown, with theories ranging from disease to emigration east.
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Hamelin has a street where music is forbidden. The Pied Piper is said to have led the children down the Bungelosenstraße in 1284, and ever since no instruments are played and no one dances there. Share →
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