The island settlement central to Slavic paganism up until the twelfth century and the forced conversions of the Wendish and Polabian crusades—hence the dominant Cistercian cloister facing from the mainland (once a retreat for noble women, the former abbey and nunnery is now an organ museum—see also), Malchow straddles the Müritz and the Plauer See with Altstadt connected to a spit of land by a unique draw bridge that swings out hourly to accommodate boat and canoe traffic.
We took a nice stroll through the town, and like other urban areas here, bicycles and pedestrians are very much privileged over cars.
During World War II, it was the location of a dynamite factory of Alfred Nobel Company (the major industry beforehand was towel making) and forced labour was drawn from the nearby concentration camp at Ravensbrück
synchronoptica
one year ago: assorted links worth revisiting (with synchronopticæ) plus the invention of hip-hop
twelve years ago: the Prelinger map collection, more flea market finds plus introducing tolls to German roads
thirteen years ago: tending orchids, parishes of trees plus the EU is not the United States of Europe
fourteen years ago: a hotel room in a drainage tube plus the devolution of democracy
fifteen years ago: wildfires in Russia plus geocaching with vintage photos
