The Pied Piper's House, Hamelin The Pied Piper's House or Rattenfängerhaus ("Rat Catcher's House") is a half-timbered building in Hamelin. It is named after an inscription on its side which purports to be an eyewitness account of the events of the Pied Piper of Hamelin story, [1] describing the departure of the Hamelin children on 26 June 1284. Discover the Pied Piper's House in Hameln in 2026, a remarkable Weser Renaissance building tied to the earliest written version of the Pied Piper tale.
A must. Cities & Culture Hamelin: a place with a love-hate relationship with rats Hameln: Wedding house with Martinkirche at the market place ©DZT (Francesco Carovillano). For the town of Hamelin in Lower Saxony, Germany, the story of the Pied Piper is something that dominates their everyday lives - so much so that every June 26, they have Rat Catcher Day.
The Legend of the Pied Piper is so famous and important to the region that it's even protected by UNESCO. Hameln's Rat Catcher's House (Rattenfängerhaus) got its name from the inscription on the upper facade at the side of the building. A restaurant now operates here.
The building was purchased by the city of Hamelin in 1917 and has been on the list of "The TOP 100 sights and attractions in Germany" multiple times. Today it houses a restaurant. Two fountains remind us of the two parts of the Pied Piper story.
One with rats is in the Osterstrasse not far from the Bungelosenstrasse. The Pied Piper's House Discover the Enchanting Pied Piper's House in Hameln Hameln, a charming town in Lower Saxony, Germany, is known for its rich history and captivating folklore. One of the most iconic landmarks in Hameln is the Pied Piper's House, also known as Rattenfängerhaus.
Another peculiarity that makes visiting Germany potentially a very dangerous endeavour: every German town and city boasts a pompous rat house. A what? Yup, a rat house. At least this is what it sounds to the foreign visitor.
Only the city's most respected representatives work in the rat house and the general public only comes to pick up a new passport, to pay an unjustifiable amount of money. Der Rattenfänger von Hameln, or the Pied Piper of Hamelin, is a story dating back to the Middle Ages, and retold through folk tales and poems. The legendary duo of Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm, better.
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