Altmark

See German tanker Altmark for the skip named after Altmark

Altmark is a region in Germany, between Hamburg and Magdeburg, the northern third of Saxony-Anhalt (the districts of Altmarkkreis Salzwedel and Stendal).

Landscape

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

Events

• Treaty of Altmark in 1629

Rivers and Lakes

• Elbe
• Biese
• Havel
• Uchte
• Milde
• Jeetzel
• Arendsee

Traffic

• Autobahn A14 (highway planned)
• Federal Roads B71, B107, B188, B189, B190, B248
• Railway
  • Uelzen-Salzwedel-Magdeburg
  • Wittenberge-Salzwedel-Oebisfelde
  • Hanover-Stendal-Berlin
  • Magdeburg-Stendal-Wittenberge
  • Bismark (Sachsen-Anhalt) -Kalbe (Milde)
  • Stendal-Tangermünde

Towns

• Salzwedel
• Oebisfelde
• Arendsee
• Seehausen
• Diesdorf
• Beetzendorf
• Klötze
• Mieste
• Gardelegen
• Kalbe (Milde)
• Bismark (Saxony-Anhalt)
• Osterburg
• Stendal
• Havelberg
• Tangermünde
• Tangerhütte
• Uchtspringe