Malchin () is a town in the

Mecklenburgische Seenplatte The Mecklenburg Lake Plateau or Mecklenburg Lakeland
- Federal Ministry of Economics ...

district, in

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 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 po ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

. It offers some notable landmarks, such as two

Brick Gothic Brick Gothic (german: Backsteingotik, pl, Gotyk ceglany, nl, Baksteengotiek) is a specific style of Gothic architecture common in Northeast and Central Europe especially in the regions in and around the Baltic Sea, which do not have resourc ...

town gates, a medieval defense tower, the Gothic town church of St. Johannis and the

Neo Baroque The Baroque Revival, also known as Neo-Baroque (or Second Empire architecture in France and Wilhelminism in Germany), was an architectural style of the late 19th century. The term is used to describe architecture and architectural sculptur ...

town hall. The former municipality

Duckow Duckow is a village and a former municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Since January 2019, it is part of the municipality Malchin Malchin () is a town in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte di ...

was merged into Malchin in January 2019.

People from Malchin

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

(1845–1916), writer and hymnwriter *

Siegfried Marcus Siegfried Samuel Marcus (; 18 September 1831 – 1 July 1898) was a German inventor. Marcus was born of Jewish descent in Malchin, in the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. He made the first petrol-powered vehicle in 1864, while living ...

(1831-1898), inventor *

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 abbr ...

(1734-1805), botanist *

Thomas Doll Thomas Jens Uwe Doll (born 9 April 1966) is a German professional football manager and a former football player who is the current Manager of Persija Jakarta. He played as an attacking midfielder for F.C. Hansa Rostock, BFC Dynamo, Hamburger SV, ...

(1966-), footballer

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 Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin {{MecklenburgischeSeenplatte-geo-stub