Malchin

Town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Malchin within Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district

53°44′N 12°47′E / 53.733°N 12.783°E / 53.733; 12.783CountryGermanyStateMecklenburg-VorpommernDistrictMecklenburgische Seenplatte Municipal assoc.Malchin am Kummerower See Subdivisions8Government

• MayorAxel Müller (CDU)Area

• Total108.7 km² (42.0 sq mi)Elevation

10 m (30 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[1]

• Total7,272 • Density67/km² (170/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

17139

Dialling codes03994, 03996, 039957Vehicle registrationMSE, AT, DM, MC, MST, MÜR, NZ, RM, WRNWebsitewww.amt-malchin-am-kummerower-see.de

Malchin (German pronunciation: [malˈçiːn]) is a town in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, in north-eastern Germany.

History

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

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

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

^ "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.