Stendal () is a district () in the north-east of
Saxony-Anhalt
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and has a population of 2.17 million inhabitants, making it the List of German states ...
,
Germany
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. Its neighbouring districts are (clockwise from the south):
Jerichower Land,
Börde,
Altmarkkreis Salzwedel,
Lüchow-Dannenberg in
Lower Saxony
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, and the districts of
Prignitz,
Ostprignitz-Ruppin and
Havelland in
Brandenburg
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.
History
In the administrative reform of 1994 the previous district of Stendal was merged with the districts of Osterburg and Havelberg.
Geography
The district is located in the
Altmark region. With an area of , it is the largest district of Saxony-Anhalt. Its highest elevation is the 132.8 metre high ''Landsberg''. The main rivers in the district are the
Elbe and the
Havel.
Partnerships
In 1990, a friendship with the
Russia
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n
Yartsevsky District was started, which grew into a partnership in 1996.
[Landkreis Stendal]
/ref> In 1994, a partnership with the Lithuania
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n district Mažeikiai was started. Further partnerships exist with the Lippe
Lippe () is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Herford, Minden-Lübbecke, Höxter, Paderborn, Gütersloh, and district-free Bielefeld, which forms the region Ostwestfalen-Lippe. ...
district in North Rhine-Westphalia
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and the Swedish municipality Vårgårda, and with the towns Płock
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(Poland), Havířov (Czech Republic), Saldus (Latvia), Paide (Estonia) and Karlshamn (Sweden).[
]
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
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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
The district of Stendal consists of the following subdivisions:Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt
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References
External links
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Districts of Saxony-Anhalt