Elbe-Havel-Land
Encyclopedia
Elbe-Havel-Land is a Verbandsgemeinde
("collective municipality") in the district of Stendal
, in Saxony-Anhalt
, Germany
. Until 1 January 2010, it was a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft. It is situated on the right bank of the Elbe
, south of Havelberg
. The seat of the Verbandsgemeinde is in Schönhausen.
The Verbandsgemeinde Elbe-Havel-Land consists of the following municipalities:
Verbandsgemeinde
A Verbandsgemeinde is an administrative unit in the German Bundesländer of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt.-Rhineland-Palatinate:...
("collective municipality") in the district of Stendal
Stendal (district)
Stendal is a district in the north-east of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Neighboring districts are Jerichower Land, Börde, Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, the district Lüchow-Dannenberg in Lower Saxony, and the districts Prignitz, Ostprignitz-Ruppin and Havelland in Brandenburg.- History :In the...
, in Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt is a landlocked state of Germany. Its capital is Magdeburg and it is surrounded by the German states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia.Saxony-Anhalt covers an area of...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. Until 1 January 2010, it was a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft. It is situated on the right bank of the Elbe
Elbe
The Elbe is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Krkonoše Mountains of the northwestern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia , then Germany and flowing into the North Sea at Cuxhaven, 110 km northwest of Hamburg...
, south of Havelberg
Havelberg
Havelberg is a town in the district of Stendal, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the Havel, and part of the town is built on an island in the centre of the river. The two parts were incorporated as a town in 1875...
. The seat of the Verbandsgemeinde is in Schönhausen.
The Verbandsgemeinde Elbe-Havel-Land consists of the following municipalities:
- KamernKamernKamern is a municipality in the district of Stendal, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany....
- KlietzKlietzKlietz is a municipality in the district of Stendal, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany....
- SandauSandauSandau is a town in the district of Stendal, in Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Elbe, approx. 5 km south of Havelberg. It is part of the Verbandsgemeinde Elbe-Havel-Land....
- SchönhausenSchönhausenSchönhausen is a municipality in the district of Stendal in Saxony-Anhalt in Germany, located 70 km north of the state capital of Magdeburg. It is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde Elbe-Havel-Land.- History :...
- ScholleneScholleneSchollene is a municipality in the district of Stendal, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany....
- Wust-FischbeckWust-FischbeckWust-Fischbeck is a municipality in the district of Stendal, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was formed on 1 January 2010 by the merger of the former municipalities Wust and Fischbeck....