Altmarkkreis Salzwedel Rural District

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 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
 Zichtau1seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft; 2town

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

Category:Government Districts of Saxony-Anhalt