Altmark
The Altmark is a historic region in Germany, comprising the northern third of Saxony-Anhalt. As the initial territory of the Margraviate of Brandenburg, it is sometimes referred to as the "Cradle of Prussia", as by Otto von Bismarck, a native of Schönhausen near Stendal.Places of Interest
Highlights include Dorfkirche Lindstedterhorst and Dorfkirche Könnigde.
Dorfkirche Könnigde
Church
Dorfkirche Könnigde is a church, which is situated 2½ km north of Altmark.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seethen and Lindstedt.
Seethen
Village
Seethen is a village and a former municipality in the district Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the town Gardelegen. Seethen is situated 2½ km south of Altmark.
Lindstedt
Village
Lindstedt is a village and a former municipality in the district Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the town Gardelegen. Lindstedt is situated 3½ km southwest of Altmark.
Bismark
Town
Bismark is a town in the Stendal district, in the historic Altmark region, which is located in the northern part of the state of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Bismark is situated 5 km north of Altmark.
Altmark
- Type: Region with 192,000 residents
- Description: region in the north west of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
- Category: cultural landscape
- Location: Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
52.61385° or 52° 36′ 50″ north
Longitude
11.56658° or 11° 33′ 60″ east
Population
192,000
Elevation
32 metres (105 feet)
Open location code
9F4HJH78+GJ
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Altmark” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ألتمارك”
- Bulgarian: “Алтмарк”
- Catalan: “Altmark”
- Chinese: “阿尔特马克”
- Chinese: “阿爾特馬克”
- Czech: “Stará marka”
- Danish: “Altmark”
- Dutch: “Altmark”
- Estonian: “Altmark”
- French: “Altmark”
- French: “Vieille-Marche”
- German: “Altmark”
- Hungarian: “Alte Mark”
- Hungarian: “Altmark”
- Hungarian: “Antiqua Marchia”
- Hungarian: “Vieille-Marche”
- Icelandic: “Altmark”
- Italian: “Altmark”
- Japanese: “アルトマルク”
- Latin: “Antiqua marchia”
- Low German: “Ollemark”
- Low German: “Ollmark”
- Low German: “Olmark”
- Low German: “Oltmark”
- Low German: “Ooldmark”
- Low German: “Ooltmark”
- Macedonian: “Алтмарк”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Altmark”
- Norwegian: “Altmark”
- Polish: “Altmark”
- Polish: “Stara Marchia”
- Romanian: “Altmark”
- Russian: “Альтмарк”
- Russian: “Старая марка”
- Russian: “Старая мархия”
- Spanish: “Altmark”
- Swedish: “Altmark (tysk provins)”
- Swedish: “Altmark”
- Ukrainian: “Альтмарк”
- Venetian: “Altmark”
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