Mölln, Schleswig-Holstein

Mölln
Coat of arms
Mölln
Location of Mölln within Lauenburg district
Coordinates: 53°37′37″N 10°41′05″E / 53.62694°N 10.68472°E / 53.62694; 10.68472Coordinates: 53°37′37″N 10°41′05″E / 53.62694°N 10.68472°E / 53.62694; 10.68472
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Lauenburg
Government
• Mayor	Jan Wiegels (SPD)
Area
• Total	25.05 km2 (9.67 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	18,520
• Density	740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	23879
Dialling codes	04542
Vehicle registration	RZ
Website	www.moelln.de

Eulenspiegel fountain

St. Nicolai and Eulenspiegel-Grave (Mölln)

Mölln is a town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is surrounded by several small lakes (Stadtsee, Schulsee, Ziegelsee, Hegesee, Schmalsee, Lütauer See, Drüsensee, Pinnsee). The Elbe-Lübeck Canal flows through the town. Mölln belongs to the district of Herzogtum Lauenburg.

The town was founded in the 12th century. It rapidly became an important town, due to the Old Salt Route, on which the salt produced in the salt mines of Lüneburg (Lower-Saxony) was shipped to the baltic harbour of Lübeck, and the Stecknitz Canal, which was a precursor of the today's Elbe-Lübeck Canal. Although situated in the midst of the medieval duchy of Lauenburg, the town was mortgaged to the Hanseatic town of Lübeck, which ruled Mölln from 1359 to 1683. Back from this times dates the Möllner Schützengilde von 1407 e.V. which was founded 601 years ago and still exists today with almost 300 members.

Mölln calls itself the Eulenspiegel town, because of Till Eulenspiegel, a legendary trickster known for exposing vices and provoking thought. Eulenspiegel is said to have lived in Braunschweig (Brunswick), but his last year of life he allegedly resided in Mölln. He died from the plague in 1350. Although his existence is not proven, there are several monuments to him in Mölln.

In 1992, right wing extremists set fire to Turkish-inhabited houses, killing three girls.^[2]

References

Towns and municipalities of Kreis Herzogtum Lauenburg Albsfelde Alt Mölln Aumühle Bäk Bälau Basedow Basthorst Behlendorf Berkenthin Besenthal Bliestorf Börnsen Borstorf Breitenfelde Bröthen Brunsmark Brunstorf Büchen Buchholz Buchhorst Dahmker Dalldorf Dassendorf Düchelsdorf Duvensee Einhaus Elmenhorst Escheburg Fitzen Fredeburg Fuhlenhagen Geesthacht Giesensdorf Göldenitz Göttin Grabau Grambek Grinau Groß Boden Groß Disnack Groß Grönau Groß Pampau Groß Sarau Groß Schenkenberg Grove Gudow Gülzow Güster Hamfelde Hamwarde Harmsdorf Havekost Hohenhorn Hollenbek Hornbek Horst Juliusburg Kankelau Kasseburg Kastorf Kittlitz Klein Pampau Klein Zecher Klempau Klinkrade Koberg Kollow Köthel Kröppelshagen-Fahrendorf Krukow Krummesse Krüzen Kuddewörde Kühsen Kulpin Labenz Langenlehsten Lankau Lanze Lauenburg Lehmrade Linau Lüchow Lütau Mechow Möhnsen Mölln Mühlenrade Müssen Mustin Niendorf an der Stecknitz Niendorf bei Berkenthin Nusse Panten Pogeez Poggensee Ratzeburg Ritzerau Römnitz Rondeshagen Roseburg Sahms Salem Sandesneben Schiphorst Schmilau Schnakenbek Schönberg Schretstaken Schulendorf Schürensöhlen Schwarzenbek Seedorf Siebenbäumen Siebeneichen Sierksrade Sirksfelde Steinhorst Sterley Stubben Talkau Tramm Walksfelde Wangelau Wentorf, Sandesneben Wentorf bei Hamburg Wiershop Witzeeze Wohltorf Woltersdorf Worth Ziethen