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Small, but historically notable town with many historico-cultural sights, including a medieval castle, an almost complete town wall with several fortified towers, a historical Gothic town hall and churches.
Tangermünde is a historic town on the Elbe River in the district of Stendal, in the northeastern part of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The town has land area of around 89.87 sq.km and a population of 10,283 people as of 2022.
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Kloster Jerichow
Well-preserved Romanesque brick church and collegiate chapter with beautiful cloister.
Museum of regional history, including cloister garden.
St.-Nikolaus-Dom
Late-Gothic brick church with remarkable late-medieval glass paintings.
St. Marien
Gothic, double-towered brick church from the 15th century that replaced a Romanesque predecessor. Astronomical clock.
Rathaus
Mainly dating from the 15th century, with Gothic and Renaissance-style elements. In the interior, there is a wall with 15th-century wood carvings, the oldest secular carved work north of the Alps. In front of it stands a 5.4-m-high Roland statue dating from the 16th century and symbolising the town's privileges.
Stadtbibliothek
Located in the former Franciscan monastery's refectory. A modern annex, built from bricks too, was added in 2012.