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 / 54.167°N 10.550°E / 54.167; 10.550
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Ostholstein
Subdivisions	12
Government
• Mayor	Heiko Godow (Christian Democratic Union of Germany CDU)
Area
• Total	69.06 km2 (26.66 sq mi)
Elevation	32 m (105 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[1]
• Total	10,929
• 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

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.

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.

Personalities born in Malente

Sigrid Jahns, studying history, philology, philosophy and pedagogy.

Peter Bade (1872–1956), doctor and orthopedic surgeon, pioneer of scientific orthopedics, resident of the Villa Bade in Gremsmühlen

Holger B. Deising (* 1956), agricultural scientist

Cay Horstmann (* 1959), author of various computer and programming books and developer of the Horstmann indent style.

Carl Jacobsen (1910–1985), last district administrator of the Rendsburg district and first district administrator of the Rendsburg-Eckernförde district

Malente, DJ and music producer

Gerd Szepanski (1947–2012), sports reporter

Ralf Bruhn (* 1955), musician and music producer

Linda Teßmer (1923–1998), crime and radio play author, lived at Rosenstraße 21 from 1985 until her death

Herlich Marie Todsen-Reese (* 1952), politician (CDU), member of the Schleswig-Holstein state parliament from 1996 to 2012

Johannes von Wicht (John von Wicht; 1888–1970), German-American painter

Bertha Wrage (1888–?), painter

Klaus Wrage (1891–1984), painter and graphic artist