Gardelegen

Gardelegen (; ) is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Milde, 20 m. W. from Stendal, on the main line of railway Hanover–Berlin.

Key facts

German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 15 0 81 135
German location.type: Stadt
German location.image_photo: Rathaus Gardelegen.jpg
German location.image_caption: Town hall
German location.image_coa: DE-ST 15-0-81-135 Gardelegen COA.png
German location.image_plan: Gardelegen_in_SAW.png
German location.state: Sachsen-Anhalt
German location.district: Altmarkkreis Salzwedel
German location.elevation: 43
German location.area: 632.43
German location.postal_code: 39638, 39649
German location.area_code: 03907, 039004, 039006, 039056, 039085, 039087, 039088
German location.licence: SAW, GA, KLZ
German location.website: www.gardelegen.de
German location.mayor: Mandy Schumacher
German location.leader_term: 2022–29
German location.party: SPD

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Official website

Hansestadt Gardelegen

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Wikidata facts

Country: Germany
Located in: Altmarkkreis Salzwedel
Population: 21926
Area: 632.5
Elevation: 49
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Body of water: Ohre
Shares border with: Kalbe (Milde)
Official website: www.gardelegen.de
Image: Gardelegen, Luftaufnahme (2014).jpg
Dialing code: 039088

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Commons category: Gardelegen
twinned administrative body: Waltrop
category for people born here: Category:Births in Gardelegen
topic's main category: Category:Gardelegen
category of associated people: Category:People from Gardelegen
postal code: 39649
short name: Gad
member of: Mayors for Peace
P8168: Sons and Lovers
hashtag: Gardelegen

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Geography
Climate
Sights
Gallery
Twin towns – sister cities
Notable people
Associated with the town
References
External links

Gardelegen (; ) is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Milde, 20 m. W. from Stendal, on the main line of railway Hanover–Berlin.

==History== thumb|left|17th-century view of the town Gardelegen has a Roman Catholic and three Evangelical churches, a hospital, founded in 1285, and a high-grade school. There are considerable manufactures, notably agricultural machinery and buttons, and its beer has a great reputation.

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