Stendal (district)
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| Country |
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| State | Saxony-Anhalt | |
| Capital | Stendal | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2,423.04 km2 (935.54 sq mi) | |
| Population (31 December 2015) | ||
| • Total | 115,262 | |
| • Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Vehicle registration | SDL, HV, OBG | |
| Website | landkreis-stendal.de | |
Stendal (German pronunciation: [ˈʃtɛndaːl]) is a district (Kreis) in the north-east of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Its neighbouring districts are (clockwise from the south): Jerichower Land, Börde, Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, Lüchow-Dannenberg in Lower Saxony, and the districts of Prignitz, Ostprignitz-Ruppin and Havelland in Brandenburg.
In the administrative reform of 1994 the previous district of Stendal was merged with the districts of Osterburg and Havelberg.
The district is located in the Altmark region. Its highest elevation is the 132.8 metre high Landsberg. The main rivers in the district are the Elbe and the Havel.
In 1990, a friendship with the Russian Yartsevsky District was started, which grew into a partnership in 1996. In 1994, a partnership with the Lithuanian district Mažeikiai was started. Further partnerships exist with the Lippe district in North Rhine-Westphalia and the Swedish municipality Vårgårda, and with the towns Płock (Poland), Havířov (Czech Republic), Saldus (Latvia), Paide (Estonia) and Karlshamn (Sweden).
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