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federal state | Saxony-Anhalt | |
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Residents | 22.402 (2019) | |
height | 43 m, 49 m | |
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Guards is a former Hanseatic city in the Altmark.
background
getting there
By train
Gardelegen is located on the (Berlin-) Stendal-Wolfsburg- (Hanover) railway line and is usually served hourly by regional trains between Wolfsburg and Stendal. Long-distance traffic stops are Stendal and Wolfsburg Hbf. Gardelegen station is about one kilometer south of the center.
By bus
In the street
mobility
Tourist Attractions
Churches
- 1 Marienkirche. Tel.: 49(0)3907 3548. Church from the 13th to 17th centuries. It consists of a five-aisled nave with a choir. The pulpit (1605) and the epitaph of the Bierstedt family (1573) with the depiction of the sacrifice of Isaac and other grave monuments are worth seeing. The double statue of St. Anna Selbdritt from the middle of the 15th century occupies a prominent position.
- 2 Parish Church of St. Nikolai. Tel.: 49(0)3907 3548. Three-aisled late Gothic hall church that was badly damaged in the Second World War.
- 3 Parish Church of St. Michael (cath.), Ph.-Müller-Str. 32, 39638 Gardelegen. Tel.: 49(0) 3907 2481, Email: [email protected]. The neo-Gothic church was built in 1898. Sunday services are held at 9:30 a.m.
Buildings
- 4 Late Gothic town hall. Erected around 1526 - 1552.
- The Salzwedler Tor from the 16th century is part of the former city fortifications.
- Stendal Gate
- The former Hospital St. Georg is a late Gothic brick building.
- The Hospital St. Spiritus is a renaissance building from 1591, it was expanded in 1727 in baroque style.
- Gardelegen ramparts. Tel.: 49(0)3907 716231 (for guided tours). Green corridor on the former city fortifications, completely encompassing the city; Part of the network Garden dreams.Open: Freely accessible.
Monuments
- Roland von Gardelegen
- Otto Reutter Memorial, Ernst-Thälmann-Strasse.
- Otto Reutter tomb, Bismarker Strasse municipal cemetery.
Museums
- The city Museum, Rathausplatz 10, Tel .: (03907) 6519, is open Tuesdays to Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- The Isenschnibbe Gardelegen field barn memorial commemorates the massacre of April 13, 1945, in which 1,016 concentration camp prisoners were murdered in a field barn. It is located on the north-eastern outskirts of Gardelegen at the end of the urban access road "An der Gedenkstätte" which branches off from Landesstraße 27 (Gardelegen – Neuendorf am Damm).
activities
shop
kitchen
Cheap
medium
- Pizzeria-Ristorante Napoli, Aschberg 15th. Tel.: 49(0) 3907 41413. Parking in front of the door.
Upscale
nightlife
- Amadeus bar, Baderstr. 12, 39638 Gardelegen. Music and cocktails.Open: Tuesday - Thursday 7:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m. / Friday and Saturday 7:00 p.m. - 3:00 a.m.
accommodation
Cheap
medium
- Castle Pension Gardelegen., Marienkirchplatz 5, 39638 Gardelegen. Tel.: 49(0)3907 4 13 13.
Upscale
health
Practical advice
Tourist information office in Gardelegen, Rathausplatz 1. Tel.: 49 (0)3907 42266, Fax: 49 (0)3907 42266.
trips
literature
Web links
- https://www.gardelegen.de/ - Gardelegen official website
- Article about Gardelegen in Altmarkwiki