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Hameln-Pyrmont | |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| Capital | Hameln |
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| • District admin. | Dirk Adomat (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 796 km2 (307 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2023)[1] | |
• Total | 150,535 |
| • Density | 189/km2 (490/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | HM |
| Website | hameln-pyrmont.de |
Hameln-Pyrmont is adistrict (Landkreis) inLower Saxony,Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts ofSchaumburg,Hanover,Hildesheim andHolzminden, and by the state ofNorth Rhine-Westphalia (district ofLippe).
A district called Hameln was established in 1885 within thePrussianProvince of Hanover. At that time the city ofPyrmont was part of the Principality ofWaldeck-Pyrmont. In 1921 Pyrmont decided in a plebiscite to leave Waldeck-Pyrmont and to join Prussia. The Prussian administration assigned the city to the district of Hameln, which was renamed to Hameln-Pyrmont.
In 1923Hameln became a district-free city and was not part of the district until 1973, when it was reincorporated. Further enlargements of the district's territory took place in 1974 and 1977, when the cities ofBad Münder andHessisch Oldendorf joined the district.
The district is located in the northern part of theWeserbergland mountains. TheWeser River enters the district in the south, runs through Hameln and leaves in the northwest towardsRinteln.
The lion is the heraldic animal of the County of Everstein, which ruled over the territory until 1429. The red cross in the lion's hands was the symbol of Pyrmont.
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