Malk Göhren

Malk Göhren
Municipality
Obelisk at the convergence of the B191 and Neue Straße in Malk Göhren village
Obelisk at the convergence of the B191 and Neue Straße in Malk Göhren village
Location of Malk Göhren within Ludwigslust-Parchim district

Location of Malk Göhren
Malk Göhren is located in Germany
Malk Göhren
Malk Göhren
Location within Germany
Malk Göhren is located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Malk Göhren
Malk Göhren
Location within Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Coordinates: 53°13′N 11°22′E / 53.217°N 11.367°E / 53.217; 11.367
CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Vorpommern
DistrictLudwigslust-Parchim
Municipal assoc.Dömitz-Malliß
Subdivisions3
Government
 • MayorDanilo Heike (GMG)
Area
 • Total
22.56 km2 (8.71 sq mi)
Elevation
22 m (72 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)[1]
 • Total
414
 • Density18.4/km2 (47.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
19294
Dialling codes038755
Vehicle registrationLWL, LUP
Websitewww.malk-goehren.de

Malk Göhren is a municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Located in the Griese Gegend region, it is subdivided into three ortsteile and is administratively part of the Amt Dömitz-Malliß collective municipality as well as, via its district, the Hamburg Metropolitan Region.

Geography

Malk Göhren has an area of 22.56 square kilometres (8.71 sq mi) that is divided into a total of three ortsteile, those being, besides the village of Malk Göhren itself, Neu Göhren and Liepe. Historically, the settlement of Malk Göhren consists of the historic villages of Malk (in the north) and Göhren (in the south); both are still preserved as Gemarkungen but have merged into a single settlement not just in name but also in actual infrastructure and development. Malk and Göhren were de facto connected since the 1800s due to their proximity and were de jure merged into a unified municipality in 1950 under Göhren's name until being renamed to Malk Göhren in 1993.

Geographically, the municipality is located in the Griese Gegend, not too far from the Elbtalaue region. The municipality's eastern border with Eldena is formed by the Neue Elde river (Müritz-Elde-Wasserstraße) which also bisects the southern part of the municipality between Malk Göhren village and Neu Göhren. The municipality's physical geography is characterized primarily by the Eldetal valley and the farmlands therein. The municipality's south-western (by Liepe) and eastern (by Malk Göhren) border territories are covered by forests. The settlement of Malk Göhren itself is located on the Wanzeberg hill which lies approximately 50 metres (160 ft) above sea level.[2]

The B191 federal road bisects the settlement of Malk Göhren itself and the northern part of the municipality as a whole from west to east, connecting the settlement directly to Malliß and Eldena.[2] The whole of the municipal territory is bisected north to south by the K45 district road that branches off from the B191 in Malk Göhren settlement and ends near the village of Liepe.

Malk Göhren borders Bresegard bei Eldena to the north, Eldena to the north-east and east, Gorlosen to the south-east, Neu Kaliß to the south-west, Malliß to the west, and Karenz to the north-west. The campground and dock of Neu Göhren are located just outside the municipal border.

History

The territory now occupied by the municipality was previously settled by the Linones, a Polabian tribe associated with the Obotrites. Specifically, the settlements's territories were part of the Land Wehningen Gau in the later Obotrite confederation.

The village of Malk Göhren proper has historically consisted of the settlements of Malk (in the north) and Göhren (in the south). Malk was first mentioned in 1156 as Malke, making it one of the oldest known settlements in Ludwigslust-Parchim. Göhren, which was first mentioned in 1308 as Gorne, takes its name from the nearby Gore-Berg hill. Both names are of Slavic origin.[2][3] Both villages were part of the County of Dannenberg until the mid-14th century when its territories north of the Elbe were passed to the Duchy of Mecklenburg. The territory has been part of Mecklenburg ever since.[4]

The two settlements were de facto connected by infrastructure and development since the 1800s due to their proximity. On 1 July 1950, Malk was annexed into the municipality of Göhren, uniting the two settlements into a single municipality for the first time.[5] Nonetheless, the two settlements remained formally separate as not just their historical Gemarkungen (which persist to this day) but also as separate ortsteile. On 4 November 1993 then, the municipality was renamed from Göhren to Malk Göhren;[6] this name change coincided with the merger of the two settlements into a single village (ortsteil) of the same name which continues to form the municipality's capital settlement.

On 1 October 1972, Liepe (which included Neu Göhren), until then a separate municipality, was merged into the municipality of Göhren (later Malk Göhren).[5]

Malk Göhren used to be a stop on the Ludwigslust–Dömitz railway between 1890 and 2001. The train station was located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of the main settlement. The station was renamed from Göhren (Meckl) to Malk Göhren in 1995, two years after the municipality was renamed.[7]

Demographics

Settlement 1843 1885 1901 1933 1939 1946 1990 2001 2011 2022[a] 2024
Malk Göhren Malk – – 142 141 138 183 531 565 456 72[8] 414
Göhren 466 356 395 350 328 315 267[9]
Neu Göhren – 170 162 – – – 68[10]
Liepe – 109 119 277 265 253 60[11]
Total 466 635 818 768 731 751 531 565 456 403 414

Politics

Municipal council

The municipal council of Malk Göhren consists of six seats and has long been dominated by the local voters' association Gemeinde Malk Göhren (GMG). The current council was elected during the 2024 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern local elections with the following result:[12]

Party Votes Share Seats
% +/- Won +/–
Gemeinde Malk Göhren 675 75.25 Decrease 9.28 4 Decrease 2
Ind. Cordula Westendorf 131 14.60 New 1 Increase 1
Christian Democratic Union of Germany 91 10.14 New 1 Increase 1
Total 897 100.0 6 Steady 0
Valid votes 897 98.36
Invalid/blank votes 9 0.99
Total votes 906 100.0
Turnout 304 81.72 Increase 13.28
Eligible voters 372

Previous elections had the following results:

Year
Party
 2024 2019[13]
% Seats % Seats
GMG 75.25 4 100.0 6
CDU 10.14 1 Did not run
Independents 14.60 1[b]
Total 100.0 6 100.0 6

Mayor

The current mayor of Malk Göhren is Danilo Heike of the GMG. He was elected during the 2024 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern local elections with 57.48%, winning against his opponent, the incumbent independent Siegmund Holter who received 42.52%. Holter previously served as the municipality's mayor after being re-elected on the GMG ticket in 2019.[14][15][16]

List of mayors:

  • 2004–2014: Wolfgang Heike
  • 2014–2024: Siegmund Holter (GMG)
  • since 2024: Danilo Heike (GMG)

Seal

The municipality does not have a coat of arms or flag, instead it only uses a seal which is defined in the municipal statute as the bull's head of Mecklenburg surrounded by the text "GEMEINDE MALK GÖHREN".[17] Malk Göhren does however have a logo which shows an armed knight with red shield and cape on a brown horse jumping over three green hills.

Notes

  1. ↑ The population numbers by settlement in 2022 are estimates based on the 2022 German census and do not actually add up to the correct total.
  2. ↑ Cordula Westendorf

References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise und Gemeinden 2024" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
  2. 1 2 3 Dömitz-Malliß, Amt. "Gemeinde Malk Göhren". Amt Dömitz-Malliß (in German). Retrieved 2026-06-05.
  3. ↑ Kühnel, Paul (1881). "Die slavischen Ortsnamen in Meklenburg". Jahrbücher des Vereins für Mecklenburgische Geschichte und Altertumskunde (in German) (46 ed.). p. 52.
  4. ↑ Saß, Ernst (1878). "Zur Genealogie der Grafen von Dannenberg". Jahrbücher des Vereins für Mecklenburgische Geschichte und Altertumskunde (in German) (43 ed.).
  5. 1 2 Gemeinden 1994 und ihre Veränderungen seit 01.01.1948 in den neuen Ländern (PDF) (in German). Wiesbaden: Statlstisches Bundesamt (Metzler-Poeschel). 1995. p. 131. ISBN 3-8246-0321-7.
  6. ↑ "Gebietsänderungen vom 01.01. bis 31.12.1993". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2007-07-01. Archived from the original on 2024-12-03. Retrieved 2026-06-05.
  7. ↑ "Bahnhof Malk Göhren [Hp]". www.eisenbahn-mv.de. Retrieved 2026-06-06.
  8. ↑ "Gemarkung Malk (Malk Göhren) / Mecklenburg-Vorpommern / Geoindex.io". geoindex.io. Retrieved 2026-06-06.
  9. ↑ "Gemarkung Göhren bei Eldena (Malk Göhren) / Mecklenburg-Vorpommern / Geoindex.io". geoindex.io. Retrieved 2026-06-06.
  10. ↑ "Gemarkung Neu Göhren (Malk Göhren) / Mecklenburg-Vorpommern / Geoindex.io". geoindex.io. Retrieved 2026-06-06.
  11. ↑ "Gemarkung Liepe (Malk Göhren) / Mecklenburg-Vorpommern / Geoindex.io". geoindex.io. Retrieved 2026-06-06.
  12. ↑ "Ergebnis – Amt Dömitz-Malliß - Gemeinde Malk Göhren - Gemeindevertretungswahl Malk Göhren 09.06.2024". votemanager.kdo.de. Retrieved 2026-06-05.
  13. ↑ "Ergebnis – Amt Dömitz-Malliß - Gemeinde Malk Göhren - Gemeindevertretungswahl 26.05.2019". votemanager.kdo.de. Retrieved 2026-06-05.
  14. ↑ "Ergebnis – Amt Dömitz-Malliß - Gemeinde Malk Göhren - Bürgermeisterwahl Gemeinde Malk Göhren 09.06.2024". votemanager.kdo.de. Retrieved 2026-06-05.
  15. ↑ Zimmermann, Juana (2024-06-10). "Keine Mehrheit für einzige Kandidaten". www.nordkurier.de (in German). Retrieved 2026-06-05.
  16. ↑ "Ergebnis – Amt Dömitz-Malliß - Malk Göhren - Bürgermeisterwahl 26.05.2019". votemanager.kdo.de. Retrieved 2026-06-05.
  17. ↑ "Hauptsatzung der Gemeinde Malk Göhren vom 12.11.2024". www.amtdoemitz-malliss.de. 2024-11-12. Retrieved 2026-06-06.
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