MALCHIN
Online Encyclopedia
Originally appearing in Volume
V17,
Page 484
of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
MALCHIN
, a town of Germany, in the grand-duchy of Mecklenburg- Schwerin, on the river Peene, between lakes Malchin and Kummerow, 28 m. by rail N.W. of Neu- Brandenburg
.
Pop
.
(1900), 7449
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It is, alternately with Sternberg, the place of assembly of the Diet of Mecklenburg
.
Here are the chateaux of Remplin, Basedow and Schlitz; a See also: - CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
dating from the 14th century, and a fine town- See also: - HALL
- HALL (O.E. heall, a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. Halle)
- HALL (generally known as SCHWABISCH-HALL, tc distinguish it from the small town of Hall in Tirol and Bad-Hall, a health resort in Upper Austria)
- HALL, BASIL (1788-1844)
- HALL, CARL CHRISTIAN (1812–1888)
- HALL, CHARLES FRANCIS (1821-1871)
- HALL, CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN (1816—19oz)
- HALL, EDWARD (c. 1498-1547)
- HALL, FITZEDWARD (1825-1901)
- HALL, ISAAC HOLLISTER (1837-1896)
- HALL, JAMES (1793–1868)
- HALL, JAMES (1811–1898)
- HALL, JOSEPH (1574-1656)
- HALL, MARSHALL (1790-1857)
- HALL, ROBERT (1764-1831)
- HALL, SAMUEL CARTER (5800-5889)
- HALL, SIR JAMES (1761-1832)
- HALL, WILLIAM EDWARD (1835-1894)
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The well-wooded and undulating country, environing the shores of Lake Malchin, is known as the " Mecklenburg Switzerland," and is increasing in favour as a summer resort
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A canal unites Lake Kummerow with the Peene
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The industries of the town include the manufacture of sugar and bricks, and brewing and malting
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Malchin became a town in 1236
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