Parchim
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: Obec / Město
Summary
Parchim is a town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, serving as the capital of the Ludwigslust-Parchim district. Founded around 1210, it briefly functioned as the seat of the Lordship of Parchim-Richenberg. Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, a prominent Prussian field marshal, was born here in 1800.
Statistics
Area
124.82 km²
Population
18,270