Hamlet (place)

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The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark is a play by William Shakespeare. It is at Hamlet
Oberwil in Waldkirch (Switzerland). About 3.100 people live in Waldkirch, which is near St. Gallen
Oberwil in Waldkirch (Switzerland). About 3.100 people live in Waldkirch, which is near St. Gallen

A Hamlet is a a small settlement, smaller than a village. Usually, all settlers in a hamlet are centered around a single economic activity. A hamlet may consist of a farm, a mill, a mine or a harbor. All the people living there would be workers on that farm, mill, mine or harbour. Hamlets, especially those with a medieval church may have resulted from a medieval village, that was abandoned for some reason.

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