Parchim

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.

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German place.type: Stadt
German place.image_photo: Parchim town hall.jpg
German place.image_caption: Town hall
German place.image_coa: Wappen Parchim.svg
German place.image_plan: Parchim in LUP.svg
German place.state: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
German place.district: Ludwigslust-Parchim
German place.elevation: 50
German place.area: 124.82
German place.postal_code: 19370
German place.area_code: 03871
German place.licence: PCH
German place.Gemeindeschlüssel: 13 0 76 108
German place.website: www.parchim.de
German place.mayor: Dirk Flörke
German place.party: CDU

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Wikidata facts

Population: 18270
Area: 124.82
Elevation: 50
Official website: www.parchim.de
Image: Luftbild Parchim - Altstadt - Eldearme.jpg
Dialing code: 03871

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Commons category: Parchim
postal code: 19370
inception: 1210-00-00
P8168: Harbin Engineering University
hashtag: Parchim

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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.