Malchin

Malchin 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.

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