Malchin
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Malchin (Script error: No such module "IPA".) 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.[1]
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
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External links
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