Wittenmoor is a village and a former municipality in the district of Stendal, in

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. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town

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Geography

The village Wittenmoor is located in the south of the

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, on the northern edge of the Colbitz-Letzlinger Heide. The village is between the Hanseatic city of Stendal and Gardelegn. In Wittenmoor springs the Tangier, a left tributary of the

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. The area is slightly hilly, towards the southwest, the wooded terrain rises to 128 m (419.95 ft) above

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History

Wittenmoor was originally a

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and a Manor capable of farming. Wittenmoor was first mentioned as Widmore, in 1140, in a document. The Wittenmoor Church was built in 1895 on the remains of an old cobble foundation. The Vollenschier village church is 20 years older. On 30 September 1928, the Estate Districts of Wintermoor were united with the rural community of Wittenmoor. until December 31, 2009, Wintermoor was an independent municipality of the associated Vollenschier district. In June 2009, through a territorial amendment, the

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council of the municipality of Wintermoor decided the municipality of Wintermoor would be incorporated into the city of Stendal. This agreement was approved by the county lower municipal supervisor and entered into force on January 1, 2010.

Notable residents

Udo von Alvensleben Udo August Ernst von Alvensleben (23 January 1897 – 22 August 1962) was a German art historian. Family Born in Wittenmoor, Alvensleben descended from the old noble House of Alvensleben of the Margraviate of Brandenburg and was the eldest so ...

(1897-1962), German art historian *

Ludolf Jakob von Alvensleben Ludolf Jakob von Alvensleben (9 August 1899 – 23 August 1953) was a German SS-'' Standartenführer'' who during the Second World War served as a senior staff member of Operation Reinhard, by which ''Reichsführer-SS'' Heinrich Himmler pl ...

(1899-1953), German SS-Standartenführer *

Wichard von Alvensleben Wichard von Alvensleben (May 19, 1902 – August 14, 1982) was a German agriculturist, Wehrmacht Officer, and Knight of the Order of Saint John. He was a member of the aristocratic House of Alvensleben, one of the oldest in Germany. Then a ...

(1902–1982), German agriculturist, Wehrmacht Officer, {{Authority control Former municipalities in Saxony-Anhalt Stendal