Parchim

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Town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

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::summary Town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany ::

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FieldValue
typeStadt
image_photoParchim town hall.jpg
image_captionTown hall
image_coaWappen Parchim.svg
coordinates
image_planParchim in LUP.svg
stateMecklenburg-Vorpommern
districtLudwigslust-Parchim
elevation50
area124.82
postal_code19370
area_code03871
licencePCH
Gemeindeschlüssel13 0 76 108
websitewww.parchim.de
mayorDirk Flörke
partyCDU
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Parchim (; Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch: Parchen) 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, it was the seat of the short-lived Lordship of Parchim-Richenberg, a partition of the Duchy of Mecklenburg, from 1226 until 1248 when the lord relocated to Richenberg. Parchim was absorbed into the Lordship of Werle in 1255. In 1277 Werle was partitioned and Parchim became the seat of Werle-Parchim until it was reunited with Werle-Güstrow in 1307. One branch of the family of the duke of Mecklenburg resided 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.

Gallery

Image:Parchim_town_hall_W.jpg|Town Hall Image:Parchim_town_hall_S.jpg|Town Hall Parchim St Georgen.jpg|Saint George's Church Parchim fountain bull s head.jpg|Fountain Parchim Lindenstr 6.jpg|Timber-framed house

Population development

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YearPopulation
16481,300
17894,000
18305,800
18506,270
191012,804
193916,000
197423,000
199023,800
200020,048
200519,348
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Climate

| location = Parchim (Marnitz), (1991–2020 normals) | metric first = Y | single line = Y |collapsed = Y |Jan high C = 3.0 |Feb high C = 4.5 |Mar high C = 8.2 |Apr high C = 14.3 |May high C = 18.8 |Jun high C = 21.8 |Jul high C = 23.9 |Aug high C = 23.8 |Sep high C = 19.1 |Oct high C = 13.4 |Nov high C = 7.5 |Dec high C = 3.9 | year high C = 13.6 |Jan mean C = 0.9 |Feb mean C = 1.6 |Mar mean C = 4.2 |Apr mean C = 8.9 |May mean C = 13.2 |Jun mean C = 16.3 |Jul mean C = 18.4 |Aug mean C = 18.1 |Sep mean C = 14.0 |Oct mean C = 9.4 |Nov mean C = 4.9 |Dec mean C = 2.0 |year mean C = 9.3 |Jan low C = -1.6 |Feb low C = -1.2 |Mar low C = 0.4 |Apr low C = 3.5 |May low C = 7.2 |Jun low C = 10.6 |Jul low C = 12.9 |Aug low C = 12.9 |Sep low C = 9.6 |Oct low C = 6.0 |Nov low C = 2.5 |Dec low C = -0.3 | year low C = 5.2 | precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 59.5 |Feb precipitation mm = 46.7 |Mar precipitation mm = 47.6 |Apr precipitation mm = 35.8 |May precipitation mm = 50.9 |Jun precipitation mm = 60.3 |Jul precipitation mm = 72.0 |Aug precipitation mm = 61.3 |Sep precipitation mm = 51.0 |Oct precipitation mm = 55.3 |Nov precipitation mm = 47.8 |Dec precipitation mm = 56.6 | year precipitation mm = 646.3 | unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |Jan precipitation days = 17.7 |Feb precipitation days = 15.4 |Mar precipitation days = 15.1 |Apr precipitation days = 12.4 |May precipitation days = 13.9 |Jun precipitation days = 13.9 |Jul precipitation days = 15.4 |Aug precipitation days = 14.0 |Sep precipitation days = 12.9 |Oct precipitation days = 15.1 |Nov precipitation days = 15.8 |Dec precipitation days = 18.1 |year precipitation days = 179.4 |Jan sun = 43.2 |Feb sun = 71.5 |Mar sun = 122.1 |Apr sun = 189.1 |May sun = 231.2 |Jun sun = 228.1 |Jul sun = 216.9 |Aug sun = 204.3 |Sep sun = 167.0 |Oct sun = 103.2 |Nov sun = 50.7 |Dec sun = 35.8 |year sun = 1661.6 |Jan humidity = 88.0 |Feb humidity = 84.0 |Mar humidity = 79.1 |Apr humidity = 71.9 |May humidity = 71.5 |Jun humidity = 72.3 |Jul humidity = 73.3 |Aug humidity = 74.2 |Sep humidity = 79.8 |Oct humidity = 85.0 |Nov humidity = 89.4 |Dec humidity = 89.3 |unit snow days = 1.0 cm |Jan snow days = 8.4 |Feb snow days = 8.4 |Mar snow days = 4.0 |Apr snow days = 0.4 |May snow days = 0 |Jun snow days = 0 |Jul snow days = 0 |Aug snow days = 0 |Sep snow days = 0 |Oct snow days = 0 |Nov snow days = 1.7 |Dec snow days = 5.8 |year snow days = | source 1 = World Meteorological Organization{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231012163137/https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Germany/CSV/Marnitz_10264.csv | archive-date = 12 October 2023 | url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Germany/CSV/Marnitz_10264.csv | title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020 | work = World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020) | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | access-date = 12 October 2023}}

Sport

Motorcycle speedway is held at the Mecklenburgring, in the north west outskirts of the town off the Dammer Weg. The club Motorsportclub Mecklenburgring Parchim e.V. organise race meetings at the site and between 2002 and 2005, the team merged with Speedway Wolfslake and won the 2004 Bundesliga as RG Parchim/Wolfslake.

Notable residents

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8d/Helmuth_Karl_Bernhard_von_Moltke.jpg" caption="Helmuth Karl Bernhard von Moltke"] ::

References

References

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  3. "German Team Championship".
  4. {{Cite EB1911
  5. {{Cite EB1911. Wilkinson. Spenser

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