| Salzwedel | |
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| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| District | Altmarkkreis Salzwedel |
| Mayor | Siegfried Schneider |
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| Area | 106. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular Saxony-Anhalt ( Sachsen-Anhalt) is one of the sixteen ''Bundesländer'' (federal states that make up the Federal Republic of Germany. German districts (de ''Kreise'' or de ''Landkreise'' in the states of Nordrhein-Westfalen and Schleswig-Holstein, singular de ''Kreis'' and de ''Landreis'' Altmarkkreis Salzwedel is a district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Burgomaster (alternatively spelled Burgo[[meister]], literally translated meaning master of the town or master of the Fortress Siegfried Schneider (born 7 April 1956, Oberzell) is a German Bavarian Politician for the CSU political Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 66 km² (41. 2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Population | 20,777 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 195 /km² (505 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | SAW |
| Postal code | 29410 |
| Area code | 03901 |
| Website | www.salzwedel.de |
| Location of the town of Salzwedel within Altmarkkreis Salzwedel district | |
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Salzwedel (IPA: [ˈzaltsveːdəl], official name Hansestadt Salzwedel) is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time German car number plates ( Kfz-Kennzeichen) show the place where the car carrying them is registered __FORCETOC__ Postal codes in Germany, Postleitzahl (plural Postleitzahlen abbreviated to PLZ consist of five digits which indicate the wider area (first two digits and the see also Telephone numbering in Germany for further codes including service numbers cell phones etc A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Saxony-Anhalt ( Sachsen-Anhalt) is one of the sixteen ''Bundesländer'' (federal states that make up the Federal Republic of Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. It is the capital of the district (Kreis) of Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, and has a population of some 21,500. Altmarkkreis Salzwedel is a district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
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Geography
Salzwedel is situated at the Jeetze river in the northwestern part of the Altmark. Jeetze is a municipality in the district Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. See German tanker Altmark for the ship named after Altmark and Stary Targ for a Polish Pomeranian village It is located between Hamburg and Magdeburg. Hamburg (English, German: ˈhambʊɐk local pronunciation Low German / Low Saxon: Hamborg) is the second-largest city in Germany Magdeburg ( Low Saxon: Meideborg ˈmaˑɪdebɔɐx the Capital city of the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany Distances from Uelzen are 44 km W, 12 km N of Lüchow, 41 km S of Gardelegen and 24 km E of Arendsee. Uelzen (ˈʏltsən is a Town in Lower Saxony, Germany, capital of the district Uelzen. Lüchow (ˈlyːço is a town capital of the district Lüchow-Dannenberg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Gardelegen (ˈgaʁdəleːgən is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Arendsee is a municipality in the Altmarkkreis Salzwedel Saxony-Anhalt Germany. In 1968 test drillings reveal a significant reservoir of natural gas near the city. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
History
The town was founded in 1112. In medieval ages the town belonged to the Hanseatic League from 1263 to 1518. The Hanseatic League (also known as the Hansa) was an alliance of trading cities and their Guilds that established and maintained trade The city from 1247 began developing as a reestablishment from the old part of the town. In 1713, the two cities became one. Year 1713 ( MDCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a In 1870 it received a railroad connection. The medieval part of the town remains the commercial and administrative center of the town until today.
As in other German cities during the reign of the NSDAP under Adolf Hitler, the Jewish segment of the population of the city was systematically disowned and driven out of the city. The, officially National Socialist German Workers' Party, ( abbreviated NSDAP) was a Political party in Germany between 1919 and 1945 Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately PLEASE TAKE NOTE************
In 1943, the Neuengamme concentration camp built a female subcamp in Salzwedel, capable of holding more than 1,000 female prisoners. Neuengamme is a quarter of the district Bergedorf within the City of Hamburg, Germany. Eventually more than 3,000 women were held there, both Jews and non-Jews. The guard staff at the camp included sixty SS men and women. One Aufseherin is known today by name, Lieselotte Darnstaedt, who was born in 1908. Of the 55000 guards who served in Nazi concentration camps, about 3700 were women Lieselotte also served at Ravensbruck before coming to Salzwedel. Ravensbrück (ʁaːvənsˈbʁʏk was a notorious women's Concentration camp during in World War II, located in northern Germany 90 km north of Berlin On April 29, 1945, the US Army liberated the Salzwedel women's subcamp, and also a men's camp nearby for male non-German political prisoners. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar They were shocked to find more than ninety corpses of women who had died of typhus, dysentery and malaria. At the beginning of 1945, prior to the arrival of American ground forces, Allied war planes attacked the main train station of Salzwedel, killing 300 people. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The US Army eventually turned over control of the city to the Soviet Army , causing Salzwedel to eventually become part of the GDR. The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state On November 9, 1989 the East-West German border crossing near Salzwedel was openend , along with East-West border crossings in the rest of the country, allowing East Germans residing in Salzwedel and elsewhere to travel freely to West Germany for the first time since the building of the Berlin Wall. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The Berlin Wall (Berliner Mauer was a physical barrier separating West Berlin from the German Democratic Republic (GDR ( East Germany) including In 1990 Salzwedel received its first democratically elected city government. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar)
The official name of the city was changed into Hansestadt Salzwedel on 1 April 2008, in reference to its history as a member of the Hanseatic League. The Hanseatic League (also known as the Hansa) was an alliance of trading cities and their Guilds that established and maintained trade
Culture and Sights
Main Sights
Salzwedel's sites of interest include the historic part of town, encompassed by the historic city wall and town gates. The city also contains the birth house of Jenny von Westphalen, later the wife of Karl Marx. Johanna Bertha Julie "Jenny" Freiin von Westphalen ( February 12, 1814, Salzwedel &ndash December 2, 1881, London
- numerous half-timbered houses
- town gates (Neuperver Gate, Stonegate) and medieval city fortifications
- remains of a castle (Castle Tower and Garden)
- Townhall (former monastery)
- Townhall Tower
- The Monk Church
- gothic Brickchurches St. Marien, St. Katharina und St. Lorenz
- another churches: St. Georg and Holy-Spirit-Church
- former Townhall, today's local court of Salzwedel
- Fairy-Tale Garden
- Johann-Friedrich-Danneil-Museum
- "Baumkuchen" Bakeries
Festivals
- Parkfestival, music event taking part in a 2-year-rhythm with the participation of national and international artists like Die Prinzen, Nina Hagen, Joe Cocker, Reamon, Heather Nova, Leningrad Cowboys, Madsen, Blackmail, City and so on. Die Prinzen ( The Princes) are a German music group The band is made up of former members of the Thomanerchor, a Choir of the Nina Hagen (born Catharina Hagen on March 11, 1955) is a singer from Berlin, Germany. Joe Cocker OBE (born 20 May 1944 is an English rock / Blues Singer who came to popularity in the 1960s and is most known for his gritty Heather Nova, (born Heather Allison Frith, on July 6, 1967 in Bermuda) is a Singer-songwriter and poet The Leningrad Cowboys is a Finnish rock band famous for its humorous songs ludicrous hairstyles and concerts featuring the Russian Alexandrov Madsen is a surname and may refer to Chris Madsen, US-American lawman of the Old West Mark Madsen, US-American basketball player Blackmail is the crime of threatening to reveal substantially true information about a person to the public a family member or associates unless a demand made upon the A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status
- Smack-Festival, one of the biggest Hard-Rock-Festivals in Saxony-Anhalt. Saxony-Anhalt ( Sachsen-Anhalt) is one of the sixteen ''Bundesländer'' (federal states that make up the Federal Republic of Germany.
Regional Food
The delicacies of the town are Baumkuchen, Salzwedeler (Altmärker) Wedding-Soup and Tiegelbraten (mutton). Known as the "King of Cakes " the Baumkuchen is a kind of layered cake, known in many countries throughout Europe.
Transportation
Salzwedel is accessed by route 71 (north to south) and 248 (west to east). Access to the nearest autobahn is A39 which is 59 km away in Wolfsburg, the A250 is 80. (German ˈaʊtoːbaːn plural Autobahnen; English /ˈɔːtəʊbɑːn/ is the German word for a major high- Speed Road restricted to motor Exit list |-|colspan="3"|---- Extension to Lüneburg in planning stage |-|colspan="3"|---- |-|colspan="3"|----|-|colspan="3"|---- 9 km away in Lüneburg, the A24 in Dreieck and the A241 is 81. Lüneburg, also known as Lueneburg and Lunenburg in English, is a City in Lower Saxony, Germany. History Planning for the autobahn began as far back as the 1930s before World War II numerous bridges and sections of roadside shoulder were built between Hamburg and Berlin Exit list |-|colspan="3"|---- |-|colspan="3"|---- (later Schwerin-Mitte |-|colspan="3"|---- | Connection to planned |} 4 km away. It is linked by a railway which Amerikalinie (America Line) which restored in the 1990s linking Berlin and Bremen. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Bremen (ˈbʁeːmən is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany (official name Stadtgemeinde Bremen / City Municipality of Bremen The line belongs to Stendal/Uelzen. Other stations in Wittenberge near Arendsee and in Oebisfelde. Wittenberge (ˌvɪtənˈbɛɐ̯ɡə is a town of twenty thousand people on the lower Elbe in the district of Prignitz (district capital Perleberg) Oebisfelde (øːbɪsˈfɛldə is a municipality in the Börde district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
Twin Towns
- Wesel, Northrhine-Westphalia, since 1990
San Vito dei Normanni, Italy, since 1990
Felixstowe, UK, since 1994
External links
- Official Homepage of Salzwedel (in German)
- Private Homepage about the Hanseatictown Salzwedel (in German)
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