Malente

Malente
Dieksee-Promenade in Malente
Location of Malente within Ostholstein district
Malente
Malente
Coordinates: 54°10′N 10°33′E / 54.167°N 10.550°E / 54.167; 10.550
CountryGermany
StateSchleswig-Holstein
DistrictOstholstein
Subdivisions12
Government
 • MayorHeiko Godow (CDU)
Area
 • Total
69.06 km2 (26.66 sq mi)
Elevation
32 m (105 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[1]
 • Total
10,881
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
23714
Dialling codes04523
Vehicle registrationOH
Websitewww.malente.de

Malente is a municipality in the district of Ostholstein, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is about 5 km northwest of Eutin and 35 km north of Lübeck.

The cities belonging to this municipality are Timmdorf, Kreuzfeld, Neukirchen, Sieversdorf, Krummsee, Malkwitz, Nüchel, Benz, Rachut, Neversfelde and Söhren.

Geography

Malente, or Bad Malente Gremsmühlen is a Municipality in Ostholstein, Germany, consisting of Bad Malente, Gremsmühlen, Rachut and Neversfelde.

However, the municipality/community itself has Timmdorf, Kreuzfeld, Neukirchen, Sieversdorf, Krummsee, Malkwitz, Nüchel, Benz and Söhren partaking in it as well.

Notable people born in Malente

  • Sigrid Jahns, professor of history at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.
  • Peter Bade (1872–1956), doctor and orthopaedic surgeon, pioneer of scientific orthopaedics, resident of the Villa Bade in Gremsmühlen
  • Holger B. Deising (* 1956), agricultural scientist
  • Cay Horstmann (* 1959), author of computer and programming books and developer of the Horstmann indent style.
  • Carl Jacobsen (1910–1985), last district administrator of Rendsburg district and first district administrator of Rendsburg-Eckernförde district
  • Malente, DJ and music producer
  • Gerd Szepanski (1947–2012), sports reporter
  • Ralf Bruhn (* 1955), musician and music producer
  • Linda Teßmer (1923–1998), crime and radio play author, lived at Rosenstraße 21 from 1985 until her death
  • Herlich Marie Todsen-Reese (* 1952), politician (CDU), member of the Schleswig-Holstein state parliament from 1996 to 2012
  • Johannes von Wicht (John von Wicht; 1888–1970), German-American painter
  • Bertha Wrage (1888–?), painter
  • Klaus Wrage (1891–1984), painter and graphic artist

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2023" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.