Hohenberg-Krusemark
Hohenberg-Krusemark is a municipality in the district of Stendal, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is about 17 km (10 miles) North East of the town Stendal. Geography. The municipality consists of the following 10 divisions ("Ortsteile"): History. On October 17, 1928, the Hohenberg estate district was merged with the Krusemark estate district and the rural municipalities of Hohenberg and Krusemark to form a rural municipality of Hohenberg-Krusemark. The municipality of Hohenberg-Krusemark was reorganized on July 25, 1952 from the district of Osterburg to the district of Osterburg. After its dissolution it became part of the  district of Stendal on July 1, 1994. On December 31, 2008 the community of Hindenburg was incorporated, on January 1, 2009 the community of Altenzaun and on September 1, 2010 the community of Schwarzholz was incorporated. Politics. Municipal Council. The municipal elections on May 26, 2019, produced the following result: Four of the 10 municipal councillors are women. Partnerships. Hohenberg-Krusemark is a partner municipality of Ellingen in Bavaria, initiated in 1989 after the opening of the border by the volunteer fire departments of Groß Ellingen and Ellingen in Bavaria. Furthermore, the local community Straßenhaus of the association community Rengsdorf -Waldbreitbach in Rhineland-Palatinate is a partner community of Hohenberg-Krusemark. Culture. Sports. Hohenberg-Krusemark was already a center of the horse sport at the time of the GDR. Every year, riding events are held here, especially in the areas of eventing and rural riding, which are organized by the equestrian sports club founded in 1881. Associations. In Hohenberg-Krusemark there is an active club life which consists of the Heimatverein, the Interessenverein "Sternreiten in der Altmark" e.V., the Dorfentwicklungsverein, the Pferdesportverein "1881" Hohenberg-Krusemark e.V. and the Kulturförderverein "Östliche Altmark". Religion. The 2011 European Union census showed  that of the 1296 inhabitants of the municipality of Hohenberg-Krusemark, about 23% belonged to the Protestant and about 3% to the Catholic Church. The protestant village church of Krusemark is from the 12th century and is the oldest preserved building in the region.