Altmarkkreis Salzwedel Rural District

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

District
Coat of arms
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

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
Salzwedel

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

Other websites

• Official Website (German)
• Touristical website for the Altmark region (German)
• Drömling Nature Park (German, English)