Altmarkkreis Salzwedel
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Altmarkkreis Salzwedel | |
Map of Saxony-Anhalt highlighting the district of Altmarkkreis Salzwedel |
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State | Saxony-Anhalt |
District seat | Salzwedel |
Area | 2292 km² |
Population | 101,000 (2002) |
Pop. density | 44 /km² |
Licence plate code | SAW |
Web page | altmarkkreis-salzwedel.de |
Altmarkkreis Salzwedel is a district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
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[change] 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.
[change] Coat of arms
The coat of arms displays:
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[change] Towns and municipalities
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1seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft; 2town |
[change] Other websites
- Official Website (German)
- Touristical website for the Altmark region (German)
- Drömling Nature Park (German, English)
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Urban districts | Dessau-Roßlau · Halle · Magdeburg |
Rural districts | Altmarkkreis Salzwedel · Anhalt-Bitterfeld · Börde · Burgenlandkreis · Harz · Jerichower Land · Mansfeld-Südharz · Saalekreis · Salzlandkreis · Stendal · Wittenberg |
Former districts | Anhalt-Zerbst · Aschersleben-Staßfurt · Bernburg · Bitterfeld · Bördekreis · Burgenlandkreis · Halberstadt · Köthen · Mansfelder Land · Merseburg-Querfurt · Ohrekreis · Quedlinburg · Saalkreis · Sangerhausen · Schönebeck · Weißenfels · Wernigerode |