Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt ( ; ) is a States of Germany, state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of
and has a population of 2.17 million inhabitants, making it the List of German states ...
,
Germany
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. It has a population of 10,612 (2020) and is situated on the river
Tanger
Tangier ( ; , , ) is a city in northwestern Morocco, on the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The city is the capital of the Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region, as well as the Tangier-Assilah Prefecture of Morocco.
Many civ ...
, approximately 20 km south of
Stendal
The Hanseatic City of Stendal () is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is the capital of the Stendal District and the unofficial capital of the Altmark region.
Geography
Situated west of the Elbe valley, the Stendal town centre is located ...
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Geography
The town is situated near the river Tanger which the town was named after.
Tangerhütte station
Tangerhütte () is a town in the Stendal (district), district of Stendal, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It has a population of 10,612 (2020) and is situated on the river Tanger (river), Tanger, approximately 20 km south of Stendal.
Geography
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is situated on the
Magdeburg-Wittenberge railway
The Magdeburg-Wittenberge railway is a two-track, electrified main line in the east of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is one of the oldest lines in Germany, opened in 1849 by the ''Magdeburg-Wittenberge Railway Company'', which operated it ...
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Divisions
The town Tangerhütte consists of the following 19 ''Ortschaften'' or municipal divisions, that were all independent municipalities within the association or
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft
Municipal associations (, , ) are statutory corporations or public bodies created by statute in the German federal states of Bavaria, Saxony, Thuringia, and Schleswig-Holstein. In Baden-Württemberg the term ''stipulated municipal association ...
Tangerhütte-Land Tangerhütte-Land was a ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' ("collective municipality") in the district of Stendal, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The seat of the ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' was in Tangerhütte
Tangerhütte () is a town in the district of S ...
Birkholz
Birkholz is a village and a former municipality in the district of Stendal, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 31 May 2010, it is part of the town Tangerhütte.Bittkau
Bittkau is a village and a former municipality in the district of Stendal, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 31 May 2010, it is part of the town Tangerhütte.Cobbel
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Grieben
left, Post mill in Grieben
Grieben is a village and a former municipality in the district of Stendal, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 31 May 2010, it is part of the town Tangerhütte.Hüselitz
Hüselitz is a village and a former municipality in the district of Stendal, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 31 May 2010, it is part of the town Tangerhütte.Jerchel
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Kehnert
Kehnert is a village and a former municipality in the district of Stendal, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 31 May 2010, it has been part of the town of Tangerhütte.Lüderitz
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Ringfurth
Ringfurth is a village and a former municipality in the district of Stendal, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 31 May 2010, it is part of the town Tangerhütte.Schelldorf
Schelldorf is a village and a former municipality in the district of Stendal, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 31 May 2010, it is part of the town Tangerhütte.Schernebeck
Schernebeck is a village and a former municipality in the district of Stendal, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 31 May 2010, it is part of the town Tangerhütte.Schönwalde
*Tangerhütte
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Uchtdorf
Uchtdorf is a village and a former municipality in the district of Stendal, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 31 May 2010, it is part of the town Tangerhütte.Uetz
Uetz is a village and a former municipality in the district of Stendal, in the state Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 31 May 2010, it is part of the town of Tangerhütte.
History
First recogninized it was in the Landbuch der Mark Brandenburg in ...
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Weißewarte
Weißewarte is a village and a former municipality in the district of Stendal, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 31 May 2010, it is part of the town Tangerhütte.Windberge
Windberge is a village and a former municipality in the district of Stendal, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 31 May 2010, it is part of the town Tangerhütte.Altmark
:''See German tanker Altmark for the ship named after Altmark and Stary Targ for the Polish village named Altmark in German.''
The Altmark (; English: Old MarchHansard, ''The Parliamentary Debates from the Year 1803 to the Present Time ...'', Vo ...
) became part of Tangerhütte. The estate of Briest had been owned by the
House of Bismarck
The House of Bismarck is a German nobility, German noble family that rose to prominence in the 19th century, largely through the achievements of the statesman Otto von Bismarck. He was granted a hereditary Graf, comital title in 1865, the heredit ...
since 1345.
In November 2023, Tangerhütte made international headlines when it was proposed that the
Anne Frank
Annelies Marie Frank (, ; 12 June 1929 – February or March 1945)Research by The Anne Frank House in 2015 revealed that Frank may have died in February 1945 rather than in March, as Dutch authorities had long assumed"New research sheds new li ...
