Stendal (district)

Stendal

Map of Saxony-Anhalt highlighting the district of Stendal
State Saxony-Anhalt
District seat Stendal
Area 2,423.04 km²
Population 127.464 (2007-12-31)
Pop. density 53 /km²
Licence plate code SDL
Web page landkreis-stendal.de

Stendal (IPA: [ˈʃtɛndaːl]) is a district (Kreis) in the north-east of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from south clockwise) Jerichower Land, Ohrekreis, Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, the district Lüchow-Dannenberg in Lower Saxony, and the districts Prignitz, Ostprignitz-Ruppin and Havelland in Brandenburg.

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History

In the administrative reform of 1994 the previous district Stendal was merged with the districts Osterburg and Havelberg.

Geography

The district is located in the Altmark region. The highest elevation is the 132,8 m high Landsberg. Main rivers in the district are the Elbe and the Havel.

Partnerships

In 1990 a friendship with the Russian district Yarzevo was started, which grew into a partnership in 1996. In 1994 a partnership with the Lithuanian district Mažeikiai was started. Further partnerships exist with the Lippe district in North Rhine-Westphalia, and the Swedish municipality Vårgårda.

Coat of arms

Coat of arms The red eagle in the left of the coat of arms is the symbol of Brandenburg, representing that historically the Altmark was part of Brandenburg. It also stands for the district Havelland. The golden trefoil with three oak leaves symbolizes the old district Stendal, and is taken from the coat of arms of the family Bismarck. The three golden diamonds on black ground come from the coat of arms of the dukes of Osterburg, representing the former district Osterburg.

Towns and municipalities

Free towns
  1. Havelberg
Verwaltungsgemeinschaften
  1. Altenzaun
  2. Arneburg2
  3. Baben
  4. Beelitz
  5. Behrendorf
  6. Eichstedt
  7. Goldbeck1
  8. Hassel
  9. Hohenberg-Krusemark
  10. Iden
  11. Klein Schwechten
  12. Lindtorf
  13. Rochau
  14. Sandauerholz
  15. Sanne
  16. Schwarzholz
  17. Werben2
  1. Badingen
  2. Berkau
  3. Bismark2
  4. Büste
  5. Dobberkau
  6. Garlipp
  7. Grassau
  8. Hohenwulsch
  9. Holzhausen
  10. Käthen
  11. Kläden1
  12. Könnigde
  13. Kremkau
  14. Meßdorf
  15. Querstedt
  16. Schäplitz
  17. Schernikau
  18. Schinne
  19. Schorstedt
  20. Steinfeld
  1. Fischbeck
  2. Hohengöhren
  3. Kamern
  4. Klietz
  5. Neuermark-Lübars
  6. Sandau2
  7. Schönfeld
  8. Schönhausen1
  9. Schollene
  10. Wulkau
  11. Wust
  1. Ballerstedt
  2. Düsedau
  3. Erxleben
  4. Flessau
  5. Gladigau
  6. Hindenburg
  7. Königsmark
  8. Krevese
  9. Meseberg
  10. Osterburg1, 2
  11. Rossau
  12. Walsleben
  1. Aulosen
  2. Beuster
  3. Boock
  4. Bretsch
  5. Falkenberg
  6. Gagel
  7. Geestgottberg
  8. Gollensdorf
  9. Groß Garz
  10. Heiligenfelde
  11. Kossebau
  12. Krüden
  13. Lichterfelde
  14. Losenrade
  15. Losse
  16. Lückstedt
  17. Neukirchen
  18. Pollitz
  19. Schönberg
  20. Seehausen1, 2
  21. Wahrenberg
  22. Wanzer
  23. Wendemark
  1. Buchholz
  2. Dahlen
  3. Groß Schwechten
  4. Heeren
  5. Insel
  6. Möringen
  7. Nahrstedt
  8. Staats
  9. Stendal1, 2
  10. Uchtspringe
  11. Uenglingen
  12. Vinzelberg
  13. Volgfelde
  14. Wittenmoor
  1. Bellingen
  2. Birkholz
  3. Bittkau
  4. Cobbel
  5. Demker
  6. Grieben
  7. Hüselitz
  8. Jerchel
  9. Kehnert
  10. Lüderitz
  11. Ringfurth
  12. Schelldorf
  13. Schernebeck
  14. Schönwalde
  15. Tangerhütte1, 2
  16. Uchtdorf
  17. Uetz
  18. Weißewarte
  19. Windberge
  1. Bölsdorf
  2. Buch
  3. Grobleben
  4. Hämerten
  5. Langensalzwedel
  6. Miltern
  7. Storkau
  8. Tangermünde1, 2
1seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft; 2town

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