Goldberg, Germany

Goldberg
Town
Church
Coat of arms
Location of Goldberg within Ludwigslust-Parchim district
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Coordinates: 53°34′N 12°04′E
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Ludwigslust-Parchim
Municipal assoc.	Goldberg-Mildenitz
Subdivisions	8 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor	Peer Grützmacher
Area
• Total	64.85 km^2 (25.04 sq mi)
Elevation	48 m (157 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[1]
• Total	3,372
• Density	52/km^2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	19399
Dialling codes	038736
Vehicle registration	PCH
Website	www.amt-goldberg-mildenitz.de

Town hall

Goldberg

Goldberg (German pronunciation: [ˈɡɔltˌbɛʁk] ^ⓘ) is a town in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated 24 km northeast of Parchim, and 46 km east of Schwerin.

History

Goldberg owes its origin and name to a gold mine in the neighbourhood, which, however, has been wholly abandoned since the time of the Hussite wars. The town obtained civic rights in 1211. It suffered heavily from the Tatars in 1241, from the plague in 1334, from the Hussites in 1428, and from the Saxon, Imperial and Swedish forces during the Thirty Years' War. On 27 May 1813 a battle took place near it between the French and the Russians; and on the 23rd and 27 August of the same year fights between the allies and the French.^[2]

Climate

Climate data for Goldeberg (1991–2020 normals)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	3.1 (37.6)	4.7 (40.5)	8.2 (46.8)	14.2 (57.6)	18.3 (64.9)	21.7 (71.1)	23.7 (74.7)	23.6 (74.5)	19.2 (66.6)	13.6 (56.5)	7.8 (46.0)	4.2 (39.6)	13.6 (56.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	0.9 (33.6)	1.5 (34.7)	4.2 (39.6)	9.0 (48.2)	13.1 (55.6)	16.4 (61.5)	18.3 (64.9)	18.2 (64.8)	14.4 (57.9)	9.8 (49.6)	5.4 (41.7)	2.4 (36.3)	9.6 (49.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−1.7 (28.9)	−0.9 (30.4)	0.4 (32.7)	3.8 (38.8)	7.6 (45.7)	10.9 (51.6)	13.2 (55.8)	13.2 (55.8)	10.1 (50.2)	6.5 (43.7)	2.9 (37.2)	0.0 (32.0)	5.6 (42.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	53.9 (2.12)	40.7 (1.60)	39.2 (1.54)	28.6 (1.13)	46.4 (1.83)	61.6 (2.43)	75.9 (2.99)	58.0 (2.28)	50.2 (1.98)	47.3 (1.86)	47.7 (1.88)	48.1 (1.89)	593.2 (23.35)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	18.9	14.9	13.9	10.4	13.1	13.4	15.2	15.4	13.1	14.5	16.1	18.6	174.2
Average relative humidity (%)	89.5	85.5	80.2	71.1	73.2	74.3	74.8	76.5	80.3	86.0	90.4	90.2	81.0
Mean monthly sunshine hours	42.0	73.3	127.3	205.4	236.4	233.5	233.1	204.1	164.7	110.6	52.1	37.7	1,769.9
Source: World Meteorological Organization[3]

People born in the town

• Peter Larisch (born 1950), handball player

Connected to Goldberg

Gerd Wessig in 1980

• Gerd Wessig (born 1959 in Lübz), Olympian winner and world record holder (2,36 m) in the jump, grew up in Goldberg and went to school there

References

1. "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2023" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.
2.  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Goldberg". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
3. "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

Gallery

School building

• Jungfernstraße
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