Malchin () is a town in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in

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, in north-eastern

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History

The name of the town is of Slavic origin. It was granted town rights in 1236. During

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, in February 1945, a German-perpetrated

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of Allied prisoners-of-war from the Stalag XX-B

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passed through the town. The former municipality Duckow was merged into Malchin in January 2019.

Sights

It offers some notable landmarks, such as two

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town gates, a medieval defense tower, the Gothic town church of St. John and the Neo Baroque town hall.

Notable people

Joachim Christian Timm Joachim Christian Timm (7 December 1734 – 3 February 1805) was a German apothecary, mayor of Malchin, and a botanist with a particular interest in cryptograms. This botanist is denoted by the List of botanists by author abbreviation, author abb ...

(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 Cordula Wöhler, later Cordula Schmid, pseudonym Cordula Peregrina (17 June 1845 – 6 February 1916) was a German author of Christian poetry and hymns, whose " Segne du, Maria" is among the most popular Marian hymns in the Germanosphere. Wö ...

(1845–1916), writer and hymnwriter * Hans-Joachim Griephan (born 1937), a German journalist, publisher and local politician *

Thomas Doll Thomas Jens Uwe Doll (born 9 April 1966) is a German professional Association football, football manager and a former Association football, football player. As a player, he played as an attacking midfielder for F.C. Hansa Rostock, BFC Dynamo, Ha ...

(born 1966), footballer, played 357 games and 18 for

References

External links

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Official website of Malchin (German)
Kirche Malchin

Cities and towns in Mecklenburg 1230s establishments in the Holy Roman Empire 1236 establishments in Europe Populated places established in the 13th century {{MecklenburgischeSeenplatte-geo-stub