Altenzaun

52.74055555555612.02555555555639Koordinaten: 52 ° 44 ' 26 " N, 12 ° 1' 32" E

Geography

Old fence at the edge of the Altmark is located on reclaimed ( and flood-prone ) west bank of the Elbe, about 20 km northeast of Stendal. Just north of the wetland Wipe connects. In the north of the district Altenzaun greed cable ferry crosses Sandau at Elbe - river kilometer 416.2 of the current and provides the connection to the right bank to Sandau and Havelberg ago. At the southern boundary of the district borders the grounds of the never completed nuclear power station Stendal - here today is one of the most modern pulp mills in Europe.

History

Founded in 1236 as Odentunnen village Altenzaun is one of the oldest villages of Altmark pile. To the owners of goods in and around the Old fence belonged Count Siegfried of Osterburg and the Abbot Gerhard of Verden and Helmstedt.

On 26 October 1806, the Battle of Old fence between Colonel Yorck von Wartenberg and Napoleon's troops took place here that could decide Yorck for themselves. As part of the village festival 2006 200 years earlier events was thought.

Districts of the former municipality

• Easter wood
• Rosenhof
• Wüstung Käcklitz

Attractions

• Manor Altenzaun
• Yorck stone near Easter wooden signpost and ridicule at Kirch Polkritz (for the district of Black counting wood )
• Church ruins Käcklitz

Economy and infrastructure

The most important employers in the region is the pulp mill south of Old fence.

Transport links

Old fence is on country roads with the surrounding cities Osterburg ( Altmark) and Arneburg and connected by a direct road to the district town of Stendal ( it was at that time built as a feeder for the dividend is currently under construction nuclear power plant ). The parallel to the tram line Stendal Niedergörne exclusively transported goods, the nearest railway station is located in Goldbeck 15 kilometers away on the route Magdeburg- Wittenberg.