Parchim (; Mecklenburgisch: ''Parchen'') is a town in

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV; ; nds, Mäkelborg-Vörpommern), also known by its anglicized name Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, is a state in the north-east of Germany. Of the country's sixteen states, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ranks 14th in pop ...

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...

. It is the capital of the

Ludwigslust-Parchim Ludwigslust-Parchim is a district in the west of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is bordered by (clockwise starting from the west) the state Schleswig-Holstein, the district Nordwestmecklenburg, the district-free city Schwerin, the districts ...

district. It was the birthplace of Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, to whom a monument was erected in 1876. Founded about 1210, it was the seat of the short-lived

Lordship of Parchim-Richenberg The Lordship (or Principality) of Parchim-Richenberg (german: (Fürstentum) Herrschaft Parchim-Richenberg) was a short-lived state of the Holy Roman Empire which existed during the 13th century. It arose from the first partition of Mecklenburg aft ...

, a partition of the

Duchy of Mecklenburg The Duchy of Mecklenburg was a duchy within the Holy Roman Empire, located in the region of Mecklenburg. It existed during the Late Middle Ages and the early modern period, from 1471 to 1520, as well as 1695 to 1701. Its capital was Schwerin. ...

, from 1226 until 1248 when the lord relocated to Richenberg. Parchim was absorbed into the

Lordship of Werle {{Infobox country , native_name = ''Herrschaft Werle'' ( de) , conventional_long_name = Lordship of Werle , common_name = Werle , era = Middle Ages , status = Vassal , empire = ...

in 1255. In 1277 Werle was partitioned and Parchim became the seat of Werle-Parchim until it was reunited with Werle-Güstrow in 1307. One branch of the family of the

duke of Mecklenburg This list of dukes and grand dukes of Mecklenburg dates from the origins of the Germany, German princely state of Mecklenburg's royal house in the High Middle Ages to the monarchy's abolition at the end of World War I. Strictly speaking, Meckle ...

resided in Parchim during part of the 14th century. It became a prosperous industrial town during the 16th century, but this prosperity was destroyed by the

Thirty Years' War The Thirty Years' War was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European history, lasting from 1618 to 1648. Fought primarily in Central Europe, an estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died as a result of battl ...

. Image:Parchim_town_hall_W.jpg, Image:Parchim_town_hall_S.jpg,

Population development

* 1648 – 1,300 * 1789 – 4,000 * 1830 – 5,800 * 1850 – 6,270 * 1910 – 12,804 * 1939 – 16,000 * 1974 – 23,000 * 1990 – 23,800 * 2000 – 20,048 * 2005 – 19,348

Notable residents

Helmuth Karl Bernhard von Moltke Helmuth is both a masculine German given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name; *Helmuth Theodor Bossert (1889–1961), German art historian, philologist and archaeologist * Helmuth Duckadam (born 1959), Romanian form ...

(1800-1891), Prussian general field marshal, honorary citizen *

Rudolf Tarnow Rudolf Tarnow (25 February 1867 in Parchim, Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin - 19 May 1933 in Schwerin) was a Low German writer. Rudolf Tarnow was born on 25 February 1867 in the city of Parchim, the oldest son of a shoemaker, Heinrich Tarnow, ...

(1867-1933), low German writer * Elise Blumann (1897-1990), German-Australian expressionist painter *

Friedrich Hildebrandt Friedrich Hildebrandt (19 September 1898 – 5 November 1948) was a Nazi Party politician, a ''Gauleiter'' and an SS-''Obergruppenführer''. He was adjudged and executed for war crimes committed during the time of Nazi Germany. Early life Hi ...

(1898–1948), German SS Obergruppenführer, a Gauleiter, and executed for war crimes * Ernst Goldenbaum (1898-1990), politician, chairman of the DBD and Minister of Agriculture and Forestry of the GDR, 1949-1990 Member of the Volkskammer * HA Schult (born 1939), object and action artist *

Jana Gerisch Jana may refer to: Entertainment * ''Jana'' (film), a 2004 Tamil film by Shaji Kailas * Jana (singer) (born 1974), Serbian singer * Jana (Native American singer), née Jana Mashonee * ''Jana of the Jungle'', animated series created by Doug Wilde ...

(born 1978), volleyball player *

Stefanie Weichelt Stefanie Weichelt (born 23 August 1983 in Parchim, Bezirk Schwerin) is a German footballer. She currently plays for MSV Duisburg. Honours 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam *Bundesliga: Runner-up (2) 2000–01, 2001–02 1. FFC Frankfurt *Bundesliga: W ...

(born 1983), football player *

Laura Larsson Laura may refer to: People * Laura (given name) * Laura, the British code name for the World War I Belgian spy Marthe Cnockaert Places Australia * Laura, Queensland, a town on the Cape York Peninsula * Laura, South Australia * Laura Bay, a bay on ...

(born 1989), podcast and radio host

References

External links

* http://www.parchim.de Parchim fountain bull s head

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Notable residents

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