Goldberg, Germany

Town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Goldberg within Ludwigslust-Parchim district

53°34′N 12°04′E / 53.567°N 12.067°E / 53.567; 12.067CountryGermanyStateMecklenburg-VorpommernDistrictLudwigslust-Parchim Municipal assoc.Goldberg-Mildenitz Subdivisions8 OrtsteileGovernment

• MayorPeer GrützmacherArea

• Total64.85 km² (25.04 sq mi)Elevation

48 m (157 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[1]

• Total3,364 • Density52/km² (130/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

19399

Dialling codes038736Vehicle registrationPCHWebsitewww.amt-goldberg-mildenitz.de

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 (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

^ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.
^ This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Goldberg". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
^ "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.