Gardelegen

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Gardelegen
Town
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Gardelegen
Coat of arms
Location of Gardelegen within Altmarkkreis Salzwedel district
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Gardelegen is located in Germany
Gardelegen
Gardelegen
Gardelegen is located in Saxony-Anhalt
Gardelegen
Gardelegen
Coordinates: 52°31′35″N 11°23′33″E / 52.52639°N 11.39250°E / 52.52639; 11.39250Coordinates: 52°31′35″N 11°23′33″E / 52.52639°N 11.39250°E / 52.52639; 11.39250
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
DistrictAltmarkkreis Salzwedel
Government
 • Mayor (2015–22) Mandy Zepig[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total632.43 km2 (244.18 sq mi)
Elevation
43 m (141 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total22,154
 • Density35/km2 (91/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
39638, 39649
Dialling codes03907, 039004, 039006, 039056, 039085, 039087, 039088
Vehicle registrationSAW, GA, KLZ
Websitewww.gardelegen.de

Gardelegen (German pronunciation: [ˈɡaʁdəleːɡən] (listen); Low German: Garlä) 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 Berlin-Hanover.

History

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 repute.

Gardelegen was founded in the 10th century (first named 1196). The castle Isenschnibbe was owned by the House of Alvensleben from 1378 until 1857. On the neighboring heath Margrave Louis I. of Brandenburg gained, in 1343, a victory over Otto the Mild of Brunswick. In 1358 Gardelegen became a city of the Hanse. It suffered considerably in the Thirty Years' War, and in 1757 barely avoided being burned by the French.[3] On 15 March 1945 52 people lost their lives during an air raid.[4]

At the height of the cold war, a USAF RB-66 reconnaissance aircraft was shot down by Soviet fighters near the town on 10 March 1964. Her crew bailed out and was rescued and eventually handed back to West-Berlin by Soviet forces.[5]

After having incorporated 5 former municipalities in 2009,[6] 6 in 2010,[7] and 18 in 2011,[8] Gardelegen is now Germany's third largest city by area, trailing only Berlin and Hamburg. It is actually the largest municipality in area in what was formerly East Germany. The population however is small, with only about 22,000.

Geography

The town Gardelegen consists of Gardelegen proper and the following Ortschaften or municipal divisions:[9]

Furthermore the town Gardelegen contains the localities Ipse, Jävenitz, Jerchel, Kassieck, Lindenthal, Trüstedt, Weteritz, Zienau and Ziepel.

Sights

There are various well-preserved half-timbered houses in Main Street (Ernst-Thälmann-Straße) and Nicolaistraße as well as a part of the medieval city wall which deserve a visit.[10] In the northern part of the historical centre, St. Georg is a sightworthy gothic chapel which was mentioned for the first time in 1362 as a part of a hospital. It was renovated and enlarged in 1734, and today it is used for exhibitions and concerts.[11] In the Middle Ages, the hospital was outside the town which was surrounded by moats and walls, as people with infectious deseases were treated there.[12] Originally Gardelegen had three gates when it was surrounded by a medieval town wall. Salzwedel Gate dating from 1565 is a well-preserved gate in the north, a part of Stendal Gate is left in the southeast but Magdeburg Gate in the southwest was demolished completely.[13]

St. Nicolai Church dating from the 14th century was heavily damaged by bombs on 15 March 1945.[14] The nave is still in ruins, and the tower was renovated. There are plans to transform the nave into a concert hall. St. Spiritus is a renaissance building dating from 1591 which belonged to a monastery that was mentioned for the first time in 1319. It was a hospital where sick and elderly people were looked after. St. Mary's Church was built around 1200 in a romanic style with five naves and enlarged in the 14th century, and the Town Hall is an impressive baroque structure which was built from 1526-1522.[15]

Gallery

  • Town Hall

    Town Hall

  • Main Street (Ernst-Thälmann-Straße)

    Main Street (Ernst-Thälmann-Straße)

  • Nicolai Street and St. Nicolai Church

    Nicolai Street and St. Nicolai Church

  • Medieval Salzwedel Gate

    Medieval Salzwedel Gate

  • St. Georg's Chapel

    St. Georg's Chapel

  • Former Hospital St. Spiritus

    Former Hospital St. Spiritus

  • Medieval Stendal Gate

    Medieval Stendal Gate

  • Medieval town wall

    Medieval town wall

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Gardelegen is twinned with:[16]

Notable people

Joachim Lange around 1750

Associated with the town

References

  1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, accessed 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2020" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt (in German). June 2021.
  3. ^ Becker, H. (2011). Gardelegen: tausend Jahre einer Stadt. Sutton Verlag GmbH
  4. ^ "Angriffe in der Region".
  5. ^ Dejá vu in Gardelegen by Wolfgang Preisler
  6. ^ Gebietsänderungen vom 02. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2009, Statistisches Bundesamt
  7. ^ Gebietsänderungen vom 01. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2010, Statistisches Bundesamt
  8. ^ Gebietsänderungen vom 01. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2011, Statistisches Bundesamt
  9. ^ Hauptsatzung der Hansestadt Gardelegen, 2 July 2019.
  10. ^ Karl Baedeker: Deutschland 2000, p.101. Ostfildern 2000
  11. ^ Matthias Puhle: Die Hanse - 16 Städtebilder in Sachsen-Anhalt, p. 27. Dössel (Saalekreis) 2008
  12. ^ "Hospital St. Georg / Hansestadt Gardelegen".
  13. ^ Matthias Puhle: Die Hanse - 16 Städtebilder in Sachsen-Anhalt, p. 26. Dössel (Saalekreis) 2008
  14. ^ Matthias Puhle: Die Hanse - 16 Städtebilder in Sachsen-Anhalt, p. 29. Dössel (Saalekreis) 2008
  15. ^ Karl Baedeker: Deutschland 2000, p.102. Ostfildern 2000
  16. ^ "Partnerstädte". gardelegen.de (in German). Gardelegen. Retrieved 2021-03-10.

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 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Gardelegen". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 11 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 459.

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