Malente

This article is about a German location. For the DJ with the same name, see Malente (DJ).

Malente is a municipality in the district of Ostholstein, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is about 5 km northwest of Eutin and 35 km north of Lübeck.

Malente
Municipality
Dieksee-Promenade in Malente
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Malente within Ostholstein district
Malente Show map of Germany Malente Show map of Schleswig-Holstein
Coordinates: 54°10′N 10°33′E
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Ostholstein
Subdivisions	12
Government
• Mayor	Heiko Godow (CDU)
Area
• Total	69.06 km2 (26.66 sq mi)
Elevation	32 m (105 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[1]
• Total	10,881
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	23714
Dialling codes	04523
Vehicle registration	OH
Website	www.malente.de

The cities belonging to this municipality are Timmdorf, Kreuzfeld, Neukirchen, Sieversdorf, Krummsee, Malkwitz, Nüchel, Benz, Rachut, Neversfelde and Söhren.

Geography

Malente, or Bad Malente Gremsmühlen is a Municipality in Ostholstein, Germany, consisting of Bad Malente, Gremsmühlen, Rachut and Neversfelde.

However, the municipality/community itself has Timmdorf, Kreuzfeld, Neukirchen, Sieversdorf, Krummsee, Malkwitz, Nüchel, Benz and Söhren partaking in it as well.

Notable people born in Malente

• Sigrid Jahns, professor of history at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.
• Holger B. Deising (* 1956), agricultural scientist
• Carl Jacobsen (1910–1985), last district administrator of Rendsburg district and first district administrator of Rendsburg-Eckernförde district
• Malente, DJ and music producer