Editing Stendal (section)

==Main sights==
[[File:StendalTangermünderTor2022.jpg|thumb|Tangermünde Gate]]
[[File:Stendal Rathaus 15 Jh Ensemble aus Gerichtslaube Gewandhaus und Corpsfügel vor Pfarrkirche St. Marien Foto Wolfgang Pehlemann DSCN2455.jpg|thumb|St. Mary's Church and City Hall]]
There are various well-preserved historical buildings in Stendal, e.g., the ''Tangemünde Gate'', a medieval city gate dating from 1220 and ''Uenglinger Gate'' built in the 15th century.<ref>Karl Baedeker GmbH: ''Deutschland 2000'', p.97. Ostfildern 2000</ref> The Powder Tower (''Pulverturm'') which was built around 1450 is a former defence tower of the medieval city wall. [[St. Nicholas Church, Stendal|St. Nicholas Church]] was built in 1423-1467 and heavily damaged by bombs in 1945. Reconstruction was started in 1946, interrupted several times and completed in 2013.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.eurob.org/item/stendal_dom/ | title=Dom St. Nikolaus, Stendal }}</ref> The City Hall in the Market Place where a [[Roland (statue)|statue of Roland]] can be seen was built in the 14th century. ''St. Mary's Church'' with its two towers measuring 84 metres in height was inaugurated in 1447, and its altar dates from 1471.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.stendal-tourist.de/sehenswuerdigkeiten/marienkirche | title=Tourist-Information der Hansestadt Stendal: Marienkirche }}</ref> ''St. Jakobi Church'' in the northern part of the historical centre was built 1311-1477. ''St. Petri Church'' built at the end of the 13th century is the oldest church in Stendal. ''Breite Straße'' with many well-preserved medieval houses is the main street of the old city centre.

===Theatre of the Altmark===
The area has a theatre named Theater der Altmark.  It was founded in 1946 and has always had a particular involvement in youth and children's theatre.  Theatrical performances and dance events are staged, as well as concerts, conferences and meetings.

===Winckelmann Museum===
The Winckelmann Museum<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080918065454/http://www.winckelmann-gesellschaft.de/winckelmann-museum.htm Winckelmann Museum]</ref> is named after [[Johann Joachim Winckelmann]], the founder of classical [[archaeology]]. Its holdings include biographical documents, works, designs and diagrams as well as [[Greece|Greek]] sculptures or casts, along with other small artworks from antiquity. Since summer 2003 the museum has been the owner of the world's biggest Trojan horse. With its size of 15.60 m high, 13 m long, 9.50 m wide and its weight of 45 tons it offers a beautiful view over Stendal. Exhibitions are held relating to archaeology and the history of art from the 18th and 19th centuries; there is also a modern art museum.  The museum is the seat of the Winckelmann-Gesellschaft (the Winckelmann Society).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080920020640/http://www.winckelmann-gesellschaft.de/winckelmann-gesellschaft.htm Winckelmann-Gesellschaft]</ref> In addition, the museum has exhibits relating to the history and cultural history of the city of Stendal and of the Altmark dating from the prehistoric period through the area's early history right up to the present.  There are exhibits pertaining to the Hanseatic League, [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque art]] and local archaeological material.

===Fire Brigade Museum===
The town also has the ''[[Landesfeuerwehrmuseum]]'' (''Fire Brigade Museum''), showing the development of fire fighting and protection from the leather bucket to modern fire engines.

===Other===
[[Image:Rolandstendal1.jpg|thumb|The [[Roland (statue)|Roland statue]] in front of the Town Hall]]
Stendal is also part of the Altmark cycle path. Information and maps about this cycle path can be had for free from the tourist information office.