Stendal (district)

Stendal (IPA: [ˈʃtɛndaːl]) is a district (Kreis) in the north-east of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was formed in 1994 by joining the old district of Stendal with the districts Osterburg and Havelberg.

District
Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
Capital	Stendal
Area
• Total	2,423.04 km2 (935.54 sq mi)
Population  (2002)
• Total	136,866
• Density	56.4852/km2 (146.2961/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	SDL
Website	landkreis-stendal.de

Partnerships

The districts has twin town agreements with Russia, Yarzevo District Lithuania, Mažeikiai district Sweden, Vårgårda Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Lippe

Coat of arms

The red eagle in the left of the coat of arms is the symbol of Brandenburg, as 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 of Stendal, and is taken from the coat of arms of the family of 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
Havelberg

Verwaltungsgemeinschaften
Arneburg-Goldbeck Altenzaun Arneburg2 Baben Beelitz Behrendorf Bertkow Eichstedt Goldbeck1 Hassel Hohenberg-Krusemark Iden Klein Schwechten Lindtorf Rochau Sandauerholz Sanne Schwarzholz Werben2 Bismark/Kläden Badingen Berkau Bismark2 Büste Dobberkau Garlipp Grassau Hohenwulsch Holzhausen Käthen Kläden1 Könnigde Kremkau Meßdorf Querstedt Schäplitz Schernikau Schinne Schorstedt Steinfeld	Elbe-Havel-Land Fischbeck Hohengöhren Kamern Klietz Neuermark-Lübars Sandau2 Schönfeld Schönhausen1 Schollene Wulkau Wust Osterburg Ballerstedt Düsedau Erxleben Flessau Gladigau Hindenburg Königsmark Krevese Meseberg Osterburg1, 2 Rossau Walsleben Seehausen Aulosen Beuster Boock Bretsch Falkenberg Gagel Geestgottberg Gollensdorf Groß Garz Heiligenfelde Kossebau Krüden Lichterfelde Losenrade Losse Lückstedt Neukirchen Pollitz Schönberg Seehausen1, 2 Wahrenberg Wanzer Wendemark	Stendal-Uchtetal Buchholz Dahlen Groß Schwechten Heeren Insel Möringen Nahrstedt Staats Stendal1, 2 Uchtspringe Uenglingen Vinzelberg Volgfelde Wittenmoor Tangerhütte-Land Bellingen Birkholz Bittkau Cobbel Demker Grieben Hüselitz Jerchel Kehnert Lüderitz Ringfurth Schelldorf Schernebeck Schönwalde Tangerhütte1, 2 Uchtdorf Uetz Weißewarte Windberge Tangermünde Bölsdorf Buch Grobleben Hämerten Langensalzwedel Miltern Storkau Tangermünde1, 2
1seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft; 2town

Other websites

• Official website (in German)