Tangermünde
Tangermünde (; ) is a historic town on the Elbe River in the district of Stendal, in the northeastern part of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The town has land area of around 89.87 sq.km (34.70 sq.mi) and a population of 10,283 people as of 2022.
Key facts
- German location.type
- Town
- German location.name
- Tangermünde
- German location.image_photo
- Tangermünde Elbtor.jpg
- German location.image_caption
- Elbe Gate and St. Stephen's Church
- German location.image_coa
- DE-ST 15-0-90-550 Tangermuende COA.png
- German location.image_plan
- Tangermünde in SDL.png
- German location.state
- Saxony-Anhalt
- German location.district
- Stendal
- German location.elevation
- 43
- German location.area
- 89.88
- German location.postal_code
- 39585–39590
- German location.area_code
- 039322
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Article
13 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Sights
- Town hall
- [[St. Stephen's Church, Tangermünde|St. Stephen's Church]]
- Burg Tangermünde
- Medieval City Wall
- Politics
- International relations
- Transportation
- Sons and daughters of the town
- References
- External links
Tangermünde (; ) is a historic town on the Elbe River in the district of Stendal, in the northeastern part of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The town has land area of around 89.87 sq.km (34.70 sq.mi) and a population of 10,283 people as of 2022.
==Geography== thumb|left|Aerial view of Tangermünde Castle Tangermünde is situated in the historic Altmark region of the North German Plain, on a glacial terminal moraine, above the left shore of the Elbe. The town's name derives from the mouth () of the Tanger tributary. The altitude protects it from floods.
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