Hamelin - Saint Boniface Minster#

The town on the Weser, known from the legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin Hamelin , dates back to first settlements in the Stone Age. At the end of the 8th century the Benedictine monk Erkanbert was consecrated bishop for the then newly-conquered missionary district between the Oberweser and the Leine and settled down in the Romanus monastery in Hamelin. In the 9th century, a market settlement was built around the monastery, which was mentioned as a town around the year 1200 AD. Thus Hamelin is one of the very first cities in the former Kingdom of Hanover. The Protestant-Lutheran Saint Boniface Minster was rebuilt several times, from the Romanesque building of 812 only the transept with its crossing tower and the west tower survived, the nave was converted as of 1241 into the Gothic hall church. In the Baroque period, the crossing tower received its present lantern. Especially the north side of the church, but also the towers, show neo-Romanesque elements. The interior is mainly from the late 20th century.