Tangerhütte
Town
New Palace
New Palace
Coat of arms of Tangerhütte
Coat of arms
Location of Tangerhütte within Stendal district
Tangerhütte is located in Germany
Tangerhütte
Tangerhütte
Tangerhütte is located in Saxony-Anhalt
Tangerhütte
Tangerhütte
Coordinates: 52°26′N 11°48′E / 52.433°N 11.800°E / 52.433; 11.800
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
DistrictStendal
Subdivisions17
Government
 • Mayor (2021–28) Andreas Brohm[1]
Area
 • Total294.73 km2 (113.80 sq mi)
Elevation
38 m (125 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total10,544
 • Density36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
39511–39517
Dialling codes03935
Vehicle registrationSDL
Websitewww.tangerhuette.de

Tangerhütte (German: [taŋɐˈhʏtə] ⓘ) is a town in the district of Stendal, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It has a population of 10,612 (2020) and is situated on the river Tanger, approximately 20 km south of Stendal.

Geography

The town is situated near the river Tanger which the town was named after. Tangerhütte station is situated on the Magdeburg-Wittenberge railway.[3]

Divisions

The town Tangerhütte consists of the following 19 Ortschaften or municipal divisions, that were all independent municipalities within the association or Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Tangerhütte-Land until 31 May 2010:[4][5]

History

In 1950, the municipality of Briest (Altmark) became part of Tangerhütte. The estate of Briest had been owned by the House of Bismarck since 1345.

In November 2023, Tangerhütte made international headlines when it was proposed that the Anne Frank day care center, would be renamed "World Explorer", a name "without political background". It was criticized particularly in the context of rising antisemitism in 21st-century Germany.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, accessed 8 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2021" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2022.
  3. ↑ "DBRegio3Länderkarte 11_2016" (PDF). Bahn.de.
  4. ↑ Hauptsatzung der Einheitsgemeinde Stadt Tangerhütte, July 2020.
  5. ↑ Gebietsänderungen vom 01. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2010, Statistisches Bundesamt
  6. ↑ Graham Bowley Germans Recoil at Push to Rename ‘Anne Frank’ Day Care NYT, Nov. 8, 2023


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