Stendal

The Hanseatic town of Stendal is the economic, cultural and administrative centre of the Altmark region.

Around 1165 it was granted market and town rights and in the 15th century it turned into a flourishing Hanseatic town. It was during this period that the characteristic religious and secular buildings of the Brick Gothic style were built, giving the townscape its distinctive character to this day. Its numerous towers give Stendal a silhouette reminiscent of Lübeck.

The well-preserved and restored town centre not only has those older buildings, but also many residential buildings from the Wilhelminian period.

The oldest part of the town hall (“Rathaus”), the court loggia (“Gerichtslaube”), a 14th century brick building, as well as the area of the former cloth hall and the main corps (“Corpsflügel”) are all essentially late Gothic. The council hall (“Große Ratsstube”) has one of the oldest secular carved wood panelling in Germany, dating from 1462. The colossal figure of Roland, symbol of the town privileges, has stood in front of the Gerichtslaube since 1525.

Markt 1, 39576 Stendal, Deutschland

Town hall, Stendal

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St. Nicholas Cathedral (“Dom St. Nikolaus”), a wide hall church with a transept and a double tower façade, ranks among the most important buildings of North German brick art of the Late Gothic period. A unique treasure of international standing are the 22 medieval stained glass windows. You can find their no less significant but older “sisters” in the church of St. James the Great (“St. Jacobi”).

Am Dom 18, 39576 Stendal, Deutschland

St. Nicholas Cathedral, Stendal

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The towers of St. Mary’s Church (“St. Marien”) hold one of the most important and most sonorous medieval grand chimes in northern Germany. Formerly the church of the town council, the interior of this hall church with an ambulatory is harmonious and richly furnished. Highlights are the chancel screen and the elaborate high altar from the 15th century and the fully functional astronomical clock.

Marienkirchstraße 5-6, 39576 Stendal, Deutschland

St. Mary’s Church, Stendal

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The Uenglinger Tor town gate was built around 1450/60 and is one of the finest late medieval town gates of North German Brick Gothic. The gate tower with its pointed-arched gateway has a round top and rich decorative blind arcading.

Altes Dorf 39, 39576 Stendal, Deutschland

Uenglinger Tor, Stendal

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Town hall, Stendal

St. Nicholas Cathedral, Stendal

St. Mary’s Church, Stendal

Uenglinger Tor, Stendal