Zechlin Explained

Zechlin is both a geographical and a family name in Germany.

Notable people

• Dieter Zechlin (1926–2012), German pianist and professor
• Ruth Zechlin (1926–2007), German composer

Zechlin as a geographical name

• Three suburbs of the town of Rheinsberg, Brandenburg (north of Berlin)
  • Dorf Zechlin
  • Flecken Zechlin
  • Zechlinerhütte (summer residence of the geoscientist Alfred Wegener, the "father of" continental drift)
• German name of a town in Pomerania (Poland): see Żychlin.