Parchim

Parchim
Town hall
Coat of arms
Parchim
Location of Parchim within Ludwigslust-Parchim district
Coordinates: 53°25′N 11°50′E / 53.417°N 11.833°E / 53.417; 11.833Coordinates: 53°25′N 11°50′E / 53.417°N 11.833°E / 53.417; 11.833
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Ludwigslust-Parchim
Subdivisions	6
Government
• Mayor	Bernd Rolly (SPD)
Area
• Total	106.61 km2 (41.16 sq mi)
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
• Total	17,174
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	19370
Dialling codes	03871
Vehicle registration	PCH
Website	www.parchim.de

Parchim (German pronunciation: [ˈpaʁçɪm]) is a town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is the capital of the Ludwigslust-Parchim district. It was the birthplace of Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, to whom a monument was erected in 1876. Founded about 1210, one branch of the family of the duke of Mecklenburg residence 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.

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References

External links

Saint George's church

• http://www.parchim.de

Fountain

Timber-framed house

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press