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Altmarkkreis Salzwedel
District
Coat of arms of Altmarkkreis Salzwedel
Coat of arms
Altmarkkreis Salzwedel in S-A.svg
Country  Germany
State Saxony-Anhalt
Capital Salzwedel
Area
 • Total 2,292 km2 (885 sq mi)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total 101,000
 • Density 44.07/km2 (114.1/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration SAW
Website altmarkkreis-salzwedel.de

Altmarkkreis Salzwedel is a district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

History

The old Altmark region, included parts of the neighbouring district of Stendal. In the 10th century it was the eastern border of the Holy Roman Empire.

In the Late Middle Ages many towns were members of the Hanseatic League.

The modern district was established in 1994 by joining the former districts of Gardelegen, Klötze, Salzwedel and part of Osterburg.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays:
  • The heraldic eagle of Brandenburg, which was also part of the arms of Salzwedel
  • The lion of Lüneburg, since the town of Klötze belonged to the duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg in medieval times
  • The symbol of the Altmark, that was used during the 11th and 12th centuries

Towns and municipalities

Free towns
  1. Salzwedel
Verwaltungsgemeinschaften
  • 1. Arendsee-Kalbe
  1. Altmersleben
  2. Arendsee1, 2
  3. Brunau
  4. Engersen
  5. Güssefeld
  6. Höwisch
  7. Jeetze
  8. Kahrstedt
  9. Kakerbeck
  10. Kalbe2
  11. Kläden
  12. Kleinau
  13. Leppin
  14. Neuendorf am Damm
  15. Neulingen
  16. Packebusch
  17. Sanne-Kerkuhn
  18. Schrampe
  19. Thielbeer
  20. Vienau
  21. Wernstedt
  22. Winkelstedt
  23. Ziemendorf
  • 2. Beetzendorf-Diesdorf
  1. Ahlum
  2. Apenburg
  3. Bandau
  4. Beetzendorf1
  5. Bierstedt
  6. Bonese
  7. Bornsen
  8. Dähre
  9. Diesdorf
  10. Ellenberg
  11. Gieseritz
  12. Hanum
  13. Hohentramm
  14. Jeeben
  15. Jübar
  16. Lagendorf
  17. Langenapel
  18. Lüdelsen
  19. Mehmke
  20. Mellin
  21. Nettgau
  22. Neuekrug
  23. Rohrberg
  24. Tangeln
  25. Winterfeld
  • 3. Gardelegen Stadt
  1. Berge
  2. Gardelegen1, 2
  3. Hemstedt
  4. Kloster Neuendorf
  • 4. Klötze
  1. Dönitz
  2. Immekath
  3. Jahrstedt
  4. Klötze1, 2
  5. Kunrau
  6. Kusey
  7. Neuendorf
  8. Neuferchau
  9. Ristedt
  10. Schwiesau
  11. Steimke
  12. Wenze
  • 5. Salzwedel-Land
    [seat: Salzwedel]
  1. Altensalzwedel
  2. Badel
  3. Benkendorf
  4. Binde
  5. Chüden
  6. Fleetmark
  7. Henningen
  8. Jeggeleben
  9. Kaulitz
  10. Kerkau
  11. Klein Gartz
  12. Kuhfelde
  13. Liesten
  14. Mechau
  15. Osterwohle
  16. Pretzier
  17. Püggen
  18. Rademin
  19. Riebau
  20. Seebenau
  21. Siedenlangenbeck
  22. Steinitz
  23. Tylsen
  24. Valfitz
  25. Vissum
  26. Wallstawe
  27. Wieblitz-Eversdorf
  28. Zethlingen
  • 6. Südliche Altmark
    [seat: Gardelegen]
  1. Algenstedt
  2. Breitenfeld
  3. Dannefeld
  4. Estedt
  5. Hottendorf
  6. Jävenitz
  7. Jeggau
  8. Jerchel
  9. Jeseritz
  10. Kassieck
  11. Köckte
  12. Letzlingen
  13. Lindstedt
  14. Mieste
  15. Miesterhorst
  16. Peckfitz
  17. Potzehne
  18. Roxförde
  19. Sachau
  20. Schenkenhorst
  21. Seethen
  22. Sichau
  23. Solpke
  24. Wannefeld
  25. Wiepke
  26. Zichtau
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