Malchin
Appearance
Malchin | |
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Brick Gothic town gate of Malchin (Kalensches Tor) | |
Coordinates: 53°44′N 12°47′E / 53.733°N 12.783°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
District | Mecklenburgische Seenplatte |
Municipal assoc. | Malchin am Kummerower See |
Subdivisions | 8 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Axel Müller (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 108.7 km2 (42.0 sq mi) |
Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 7,272 |
• Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 17139 |
Dialling codes | 03994, 03996, 039957 |
Vehicle registration | MSE, AT, DM, MC, MST, MÜR, NZ, RM, WRN |
Website | www |
Malchin (German pronunciation: [malˈçiːn]) is a town in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, in north-eastern Germany.
History
[edit]The name of the town is of Slavic origin. It was granted town rights in 1236.
During World War II, in February 1945, a German-perpetrated death march of Allied prisoners-of-war from the Stalag XX-B POW camp passed through the town.[2]
The former municipality Duckow was merged into Malchin in January 2019.
Sights
[edit]It offers some notable landmarks, such as two Brick Gothic town gates, a medieval defense tower, the Gothic town church of St. John and the Neo Baroque town hall.
Notable people
[edit]- Joachim Christian Timm (1734-1805 in Malchin), a German apothecary & mayor of Malchin
- Siegfried Marcus (1831-1898), inventor, made the first petrol-powered vehicle in 1864
- Cordula Wöhler (1845–1916), writer and hymnwriter
- Hans-Joachim Griephan (born 1937), a German journalist, publisher and local politician
- Thomas Doll (born 1966), footballer, played 357 games and 18 for Germany
References
[edit]- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.
- ^ Kaszuba, Sylwia. "Marsz 1945". In Grudziecka, Beata (ed.). Stalag XX B: historia nieopowiedziana (in Polish). Malbork: Muzeum Miasta Malborka. p. 108. ISBN 978-83-950992-2-9.
External links
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Media related to Malchin at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website of Malchin (German)
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