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Molln (Schleswig Holstein)
Germany is located in Central Europe and it shares borders with Denmark in the North, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France in the West, Austria and Switzerland in the South and Poland and the Czech Republic in the East. The North Sea and the Baltic Sea represent additional National Borders in the North. The official language of Germany is German and Berlin is the capital. The climate is quite pleasant with almost all variety of seasonal flavors as temperate, marine, cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers, occasional warm, tropical foehn wind and high relative humidity.
Germany is divided into 16 states which are further subdivided into 439 districts and cities. Germany is one of the largest European economy and the third largest economy in the world in real terms, placed behind the United States and Japan, and fifth behind the United States, China, India and Japan counted by purchasing power parity.
Molln is a town in Schleswig Holstein, Germany. Schleswig Holstein is the northernmost of the 16 federal states in Germany. Molln is bordered by numerous small lakes. The Elbe Lubeck Canal flows through the town. This town belongs to the district of Lauenburg. The population of the city was 18,300 in the year 2001. The town was founded in the 12th century. It quickly became an important town, due to the Old Salt Route and the Stecknitz Canal, which was a precursor of the today's Elbe Lubeck Canal. Even though situated in the midst of the medieval duchy of Lauenburg, the town was mortgaged to the Hanseatic town of Lubeck, which ruled Molln from 1359 to 1683.
Molln calls itself the Eulenspiegel town, due to Till Eulenspiegel who was a legendary clown. Eulenspiegel is said to have lived in Braunschweig, but his last year of life he supposedly resided in Molln. He died from the plague in 1350. Although his existence is not proven, there are numerous monuments to him in Molln.
Molln is definitely one of the popular tourist attractions in Germany. It is worth paying a visit while touring the country. This place leaves a pleasing and unforgettable memory and justifies the proud cultural tradition of Germany.
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