ALTMARK

:''See German tanker Altmark for the ship named after Altmark''
The 'Altmark' is a region in Germany, between Hamburg and Magdeburg, the northern third of Saxony-Anhalt (the districts of Altmarkkreis Salzwedel and Stendal).

Contents

Geography

Rivers and lakes

History

Transport

Road

Rail

Towns

Geography

The region is rural and covered with forests. The most important towns are Salzwedel and Stendal.

Rivers and lakes

★ Elbe

★ Biese

★ Havel

★ Uchte

★ Milde

★ Jeetzel

★ Arendsee

History

★ Treaty of Altmark in 1629

Transport

Road

★ Autobahn A14 (highway planned)

★ Federal Roads B71, B107, B188, B189, B190, B248

Rail

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★ Uelzen-Salzwedel-Magdeburg

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★ Wittenberge-Salzwedel-Oebisfelde

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★ Hanover-Stendal-Berlin

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★ Magdeburg-Stendal-Wittenberge

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★ Bismark-Kalbe (Milde)

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★ Stendal-Tangermünde

Towns

★ Salzwedel

★ Oebisfelde

★ Arendsee

★ Seehausen

★ Diesdorf

★ Beetzendorf

★ Klötze

★ Mieste

★ Gardelegen

★ Kalbe (Milde)

★ Bismark

★ Osterburg

★ Stendal

★ Havelberg

★ Tangermünde

★ Tangerhütte

★ Uchtspringe