CSD Salzwedel set to return in 2027 after a two-year hiatus: The umbrella organization CSD Saxony-Anhalt confirms renewed interest in a Salzwedel CSD ...
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Name Carved in Mortar: Fountain in Salzwedel Reveals a 149-Year-Old Secret: An old well has revealed a secret kept for 149 years: From the depths ...
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Key FactsWell Discovery Reveals Küntzel’s 1877 Inscription
Oct 25, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: az-online.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: az-online.de
- Michael Walter, Salzwedel’s volunteer heritage conservator, entered the roughly six-metre-deep well to clear it.
- The mortar inscription names Carl Küntzel and the year 1877; historical records do not identify who carved it.
- The well stands behind the listed houses at Altperverstraße 26/28, which the Arbeitskreis Salzwedeler Altstadt is restoring.
- The medieval wooden-pipe remains belonged to a system that distributed water from the Jeetze underground through Salzwedel.
Bürgermeisterhof: Burgstraße will be congested: The sponsoring association is renovating the front building of the historic Bürgermeisterhof ...
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/buergermeisterhof-salzwedel-kran-sperrt-burgstrasse-fuer-acht-wochen-94550541.html

Salzwedel resident has been waiting for his tax money for ten months: A resident of Salzwedel has been fighting for a five-figure tax refund since December 2025 ...
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/salzwedeler-wartet-seit-zehn-monaten-auf-zwei-steuerrueckerstattungen-94545406.html

Key FactsTax dispute sends Salzwedel resident back to court
Oct 18, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: az-online.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: az-online.de
- Maier submitted the 2024 return late in 2025 and the 2025 return early in 2026; no payment has arrived.
- Responsibility shifted repeatedly between the Salzwedel and Starnberg tax offices while Maier waited for his case to be processed.
- According to Maier, Munich Finance Court rejected his first action for failure to act because prior objections were absent; costs totaled 656 euros.
- After further delays, Maier filed another action for failure to act at Saxony-Anhalt Finance Court in Dessau-Roßlau on October 13.
I've suffered enormous damage by now, because I am counting on a five-figure tax refund that I haven't been able to access for so long, along with a lot of stress and wasted time— Maier, Mirco – the taxpayer waiting on a five-figure refund amid inter-agency delay (Salzwedel).
Curious about the Altmark: Actress writes her first novel in Salzwedel: Alina Valerie Weinert moved into the artists' and scholarship holders' house of ...
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/schauspielerin-schreibt-in-salzwedel-ihren-ersten-roman-ueber-drei-frauen-und-ein-gehoeft-94552183.html

Women's shelter in Salzwedel lacks escape route: €25,000 needed for children's return
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/frauenhaus-salzwedel-fehlt-fluchtweg-fuer-aufnahme-von-kindern-94548774.html

Key FactsSalzwedel shelter plans new escape route for children
Oct 20, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: az-online.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: az-online.de
- Because a second escape and rescue route is missing upstairs, the shelter currently cannot accept children and adolescents.
- The shelter estimates construction costs of 25,000 euros for a doorway, furniture, safety lighting and additional safety measures.
- The crowdfunding campaign on “99-Funken” runs until early November; nearly 100 people have donated 6,260 euros so far.
- Avacon separately supported the shelter with a 4,200-euro donation from an internal company fundraising campaign.
Statistically, daughters who have experienced domestic violence later often become victims again. Sons are often perpetrators.— Henrike Gaigals, social worker at Frauenhaus Salzwedel
Exciting journey back to the Middle Ages: What the soil layers beneath Salzwedel's ASA houses reveal
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/archaeologen-graben-in-salzwedeler-altstadt-und-stossen-auf-mittelalterlichen-prachtbau-94548773.html

Flu vaccination in Salzwedel: One step ahead of the virus: The Salzwedel Health Department once again offered its annual vaccination appointment ...
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/nur-halber-tag-geoeffnet-74-menschen-holen-sich-grippeschutzimpfung-in-salzwedel-94540938.html

New district cantor with a quirky volunteer position: 50 tons of music played with her fists
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/mit-faeusten-gespielt-salzwedels-neue-kreiskantorin-schlug-europas-groesstes-glockenspiel-94545247.html

One of Germany's oldest historical societies celebrates 190 years: The Altmark Historical Society in Salzwedel was founded in 1836 and survived revolutions ...
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/einer-der-aeltesten-geschichtsvereine-deutschlands-feiert-den-190-94550329.html

Search for litterbugs in Salzwedel: 100 proceedings already initiated: The Hanseatic city of Salzwedel has already initiated 100 fine proceedings this year for ...
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Key FactsSalzwedel Initiates 100 Fine Proceedings Over Illegal Dumping
Oct 11, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: az-online.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: az-online.de
- The city’s Roads, Traffic and Public Order Department initiated 100 fine proceedings this year.
- The Cheine landfill accepts waste from green spaces and roadsides; paint and electronic waste are accepted free of charge.
- For major landlords, the city no longer removes leftover bulky waste at public expense.
- After talks, Meining reported that two bulky-waste street collections per year would continue.
It is shameful that this issue is not getting smaller.— Olaf Meining, mayor of the town of Salzwedel, in his monthly report to the city council
A facelift for Salzwedel's city center: The town hall square in Salzwedel has been closed since Tuesday. In addition to new benches ...
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Deputy position in the Salzwedel city council: AfD candidate wins with votes from other camps
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/afd-kandidat-gewinnt-stellvertreterposten-in-salzwedel-nach-vier-versuchen-94520894.html

Event Factory Salzwedel closes: Contract terminated at the end of August: The Event Factory Salzwedel in the Odeon has ceased operations - | the landlord ...
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/event-fabrik-salzwedel-schliesst-vertrag-wurde-ende-august-beendet-94514826.html

Gas pipeline damaged during construction work in Salzwedel: Intersection closed: A gas pipeline was hit during construction work at the intersection of Breite ...
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/gasleitung-bei-bauarbeiten-in-salzwedel-beschaedigt-kreuzung-gesperrt-94517773.html

Gasoline subsidy and company car for trainees: Salzwedel's Hagebau boss puts his anger into the tank
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/hagebaucenter-zahlt-angestellten-fahrtkostenzuschuss-egal-ob-auto-oder-rad-94511047.html

Overhead line ignites tree: Henningen without power: Overhead line ignites tree: The entire village of Henningen in the Altmark region is without power
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/oberleitung-entzuendet-baum-das-ganze-dorf-henningen-in-der-altmark-ist-ohne-strom-94518130.html

100 Meters for the Salzwedel Graffiti Scene: In Salzwedel, graffiti artists are legally allowed to decorate the exterior wall of the Hagebau Center ...
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/100-legale-meter-fuer-die-salzwedeler-sprayer-szene-94505398.html

Stickers, graffiti, vandalism: Salzwedel is becoming increasingly blue and white: FCM fans are covering lampposts and spray-painting electrical boxes in ...
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/aufkleber-graffiti-sachbeschaedigung-salzwedel-wird-immer-blau-weisser-94519240.html

Diaconal Service as a Social Anchor in the Altmark: The Diakonie Altmark West has been operating care services, daycare centers, food banks ...
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/diakonisches-werk-altmark-west-feiert-30-jahre-mit-festakt-in-der-marienkirche-94522458.html

Fuel discount: E10 in Salzwedel just under two euros: In Salzwedel, all five gas stations passed on the full discount of 17 cents per liter ...
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/tankrabatt-e10-in-salzwedel-rutscht-kurz-unter-zwei-euro-94520856.html

Broken, smeared, without glass: Salzwedel's bus stops often in poor condition
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/kaputt-beschmiert-ohne-scheiben-salzwedels-bushaltestellen-in-schlechtem-zustand-94516414.html

Swastika and slogans at the KGS Drawehn school in Clenze: Unknown persons sprayed a swastika and slogans on the school's facade over the weekend - | right ...
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/hakenkreuz-und-parolen-an-der-kgs-drawehn-schule-in-clenze-94501501.html

Salzwedel swimming pool fails in application for federal funding: The Salzwedel indoor swimming pool missed out on the allocation of 250 million euros in federal ...
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/salzwedeler-schwimmhalle-scheitert-mit-bewerbung-um-foerdermittel-94509230.html

After AfD victory: "eXchange" association from Salzwedel resists: The eXchange association has been campaigning against the deportation of refugees for years and ...
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/nach-afd-sieg-verein-exchange-aus-salzwedel-widersetzt-sich-94495873.html

Danneil Museum Salzwedel receives 110,557 euros from old SED coffers: The money comes from the assets of the former SED and is intended to bring the rooms of the ...
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/danneil-museum-salzwedel-bekommt-110-557-euro-aus-alten-sed-kassen-94499487.html

Someone decorated the Puparsch beer fountain in Salzwedel with roses.: Unknown individuals decorated the famous fountain with rose petals and a duck ...
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/jemand-hat-den-puparsch-bierbrunnen-in-salzwedel-mit-rosen-geschmueckt-94499674.html

Postal voting in Salzwedel is routine and runs smoothly: By Thursday afternoon, 3,024 Salzwedel residents had requested their postal voting documents for the ...
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/briefwahl-in-salzwedel-024-antraege-marke-von-947-in-reichweite-94465047.html

New club in Salzwedel: Together Event launches dart league with four teams: The Together Event club in Salzwedel is now officially registered ...
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/together-event-startet-dart-liga-betrieb-mit-vier-teams-94472208.html

These are the impressions from the 8th Old Town Run in Salzwedel: These are the impressions from the 8th Old Town Run in Salzwedel
az-online.de/sport/altmark-sport/das-sind-die-impressionen-vom-altstadtlauf-in-salzwedel-94506301.html

How the Open Channel Salzwedel is dealing with the AfD threat: The Open Channel Salzwedel is primarily financed by broadcasting fees - | and these could be lost ...
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/wie-der-offene-kanal-salzwedel-mit-der-afd-androhung-umgeht-94492185.html

Caution on State Road 8: Loose horses endanger traffic.: Motorists should exercise particular caution in the area of State Road 8 near Salzwedel: On Wednesday ...
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/vorsicht-auf-der-landesstrasse-freilaufende-pferde-gefaehrden-den-verkehr-94470958.html

No one wants their name in the newspaper: Salzwedel two days after the election.: A journalist walks through Salzwedel, seeking conversation – | but no one wants ...
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/keiner-will-mit-namen-in-die-zeitung-salzwedel-drei-tage-nach-der-wahl-94481037.html

Salzwedel: Daycare director resigns - | Many understand: "The fire has been extinguished" by politics and society
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/salzwedeler-kita-leiterin-kuendigt-mit-oeffentlichem-brandbrief-94485995.html

Salzwedel hardware store manager calls for tougher action against shoplifters: Oliver Stark, manager of the Hagebau hardware store in Salzwedel ...
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/salzwedeler-baumarktchef-fuer-haertere-gangart-bei-ladendieben-94470417.html

Furious festival finale in Salzwedel: The Altmark Festival 2026 has now come to an end in Salzwedel. The choir, orchestra, and soloists left a lasting impression ...
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/einspringerin-stiehlt-allen-die-show-altmark-festspiele-enden-mit-verdis-requiem-94481608.html

Lessing-Gemeinschaftsschule: 50 Fünftklässler endlich umgezogen: Die Lessing-Gemeinschaftsschule in Salzwedel konnte 50 ihrer 76 neuen Fünftklässler am ...
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/lessing-gemeinschaftsschule-50-fuenftklaessler-endlich-umgezogen-94474147.html

Salzwedel and climate change: The hard fight for every tree: The Hanseatic city of Salzwedel had to use around 200 cubic meters of water in 2026 to help the ...
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/salzwedels-stadtbaeume-kaempfen-ums-ueberleben-200-kubikmeter-wasser-im-sommer-94486044.html

Citizen Media Award: Salzwedel students take second place: A class from the "School under the Rainbow" and the film workshop "OKS and Friends" reached the finals ...
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/buergermedienpreis-salzwedeler-schueler-holen-zweimal-platz-zwei-94488489.html

Salzwedel's CDU leader demands party consequences for Bernd Prange: A CDU politician who donates to the AfD and even calls for their election ...
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/salzwedels-cdu-chef-fordert-partei-konsequenzen-fuer-bernd-prange-94452908.html

"We won't be intimidated": How those affected and activists are reacting to the AfD victory
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Salzwedel restaurant “Aragwi” is moving - | Hotel “Zur Post” soon with a new owner
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/georgisches-restaurant-aragwi-zieht-nach-vier-tagen-in-neues-lokal-94461437.html

I traveled to where West and East Germans say goodnight to each other: In Salzwedel in the Altmark region, a typical East German small town, the Baumkuchen (tree ...
krautreporter.de/politik-und-macht/6465-ich-bin-dorthin-gereist-wo-sich-wessi-und-ossi-gute-nacht-sagen

Burgstraße with 34 percent vacancy: More than one in three shops vacant: Burgstraße in Salzwedel leads the city's sad vacancy statistics with 34 percent ...
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/burgstrasse-mit-34-prozent-leerstand-mehr-als-jeder-dritte-laden-verwaist-94447762.html

If election manifestos were implemented 100 percent: AI translates politics into images
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/ki-verwandelt-wahlprogramme-in-fotorealistische-stadtansichten-94463270.html

Cycle path on the L8 to Eversdorf will not be built for now: The cycle path along the B248 in southern Salzwedel is currently being completed ...
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/radweg-an-der-l8-nach-eversdorf-wird-doch-erst-einmal-nicht-gebaut-94461420.html

When death saves lives: Organ donation reform also a topic at the Altmark Clinic: From 2030, everyone will automatically be considered an organ donor unless they ...
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/widerspruchsloesung-ab-2030-jeder-wird-automatisch-organspender-94455283.html

Author Hannes Kreschel: On the trail of the angry citizens: The 23-year-old content creator will present his debut book, "Wutbürger.exe," in the Culture Niche on ...
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/autor-hannes-kreschel-waehlte-als-jugendlicher-selbst-die-afd-94439438.html

Oral history series in Salzwedel continues: The sassy Johanna's miniskirt trick
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/johanna-krempelt-minirock-hoch-sobald-die-mutter-nicht-mehr-hinsieht-94454771.html

UPDATE: Missing senior citizen from Salzwedel recognized by a witness and found: Siegfried F. (79) from Salzwedel is missing—search efforts have so far been ...
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/update-vermisster-senior-aus-salzwedel-von-zeugin-erkannt-und-aufgefunden-worden-94431104.html

Fire in vacant building at Salzwedel train station: Waste stored in an uninhabited building behind the train station caught fire on Monday morning ...
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/feuer-im-leerstehenden-gebaeude-am-salzwedeler-bahnhof-94447031.html

Parking chaos at Salzwedel's food bank finally comes to an end: Salzwedel's food bank clients are now allowed to park on Schillerstrasse ...
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/ordnungsamt-toleriert-parken-in-der-schillerstrasse-an-tafel-tagen-94450928.html

Sultan Market in Salzwedel: Muslims want halal: Kassem Aldagher runs a Sultan Market. Muslim customers come from a radius of 50 kilometers - | but why do hardly ...
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/sultan-markt-salzwedel-deutsche-kaufen-selten-in-seinem-laden-ein-94431968.html

Not a single AfD election poster in Salzwedel - | Party announces legal action: Not a single AfD election poster is hanging in Salzwedel. According to Member of ...
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/afd-plakate-in-salzwedel-verschwunden-partei-kuendigt-anzeige-an-94430266.html

Smoke Detector Sounds Alarm: Neighbor Saves Salzwedel Apartment: A pot left on a lit stove caused smoke to fill an apartment in Salzwedel on Monday morning ...
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/rauchmelder-schlaegt-alarm-nachbar-rettet-salzwedeler-wohnung-94436594.html

For snacks, coffee and drinks: Nine vending machines in Salzwedel: There are at least nine vending machines for snacks, coffee and drinks in Salzwedel ...
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/neun-verkaufsautomaten-in-salzwedel-kaffee-fuer-einen-euro-aus-der-wand-94436033.html

In der Hauptsaison verlassen täglich 2.500 Pakete den Hof Jeebel: In Jeebel bei Salzwedel lebt die Hof Jeebel GmbH vom Versandhandel mit Saatgut ...
az-online.de/altmark/beetzendorf-diesdorf/in-der-hauptsaison-verlassen-taeglich-500-pakete-den-hof-jeebel-94438891.html

Copper cable theft: Police catch gang of thieves in Salzwedel: Salzwedel/vs. - | A keen sense of smell led police officers to a gang of thieves on Wednesday ...
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Siegfried F. (79) from Salzwedel missing - | Search efforts so far unsuccessful: Who has seen him?
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/siegfried-79-aus-salzwedel-vermisst-suchmassnahmen-bisher-erfolglos-94431104.html

Five firefighters injured in a field fire in Kalbe: Five firefighters were injured while extinguishing a burning grain field. Gusty winds suddenly shifted ...
az-online.de/altmark/fuenf-feuerwehrleute-bei-ackerbrand-in-kalbe-verletzt-94423321.html

Jenny Marx: The woman behind the famous class warrior Karl Marx: A play about Jenny Marx will premiere in Salzwedel on August 14. The directors want to show her ...
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/jenny-marx-urauffuehrung-im-glockengarten-zeigt-ihr-leben-als-frau-von-karl-marx-94424286.html

Art and Philosophy: Play sheds light on Karl Marx's wife: The play "Jenny - | The Abduction into the Proletariat" premieres in Salzwedel - | A resident of ...
ejz.de/lokales/theaterstueck-beleuchtet-karl-marx-ehefrau-id535648.html

I traveled to where West and East Germans say goodnight to each other: In Salzwedel in the Altmark region, a typical East German small town, the Baumkuchen (tree ...
krautreporter.de/politik-und-macht/6465-ich-bin-dorthin-gereist-wo-sich-wessi-und-ossi-gute-nacht-sagen

Salzwedel: Tree illegally felled in Peace Park - | Chainsaw at 7 a.m.: Unknown persons sawed down a tree near the playground at the Comenius School over the ...
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/baum-im-park-des-friedens-illegal-gefaellt-kettensaege-um-uhr-morgens-94418541.html

Salzwedel resident wins two world championship titles at the Fanfare Band World Championships in Mexico
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/salzwedeler-holt-zwei-weltmeistertitel-bei-fanfarenzug-wm-in-mexiko-94403648.html

Rudi Völler is coming to Salzwedel: C-Youth team wins Meet and Greet: The C-Youth team of Eintracht Salzwedel has won the main prize of a nationwide competition ...
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/rudi-voeller-kommt-nach-salzwedel-jugend-gewinnt-meet-and-greet-94424294.html

Former department store in Salzwedel will not be placed on a red list: The Green Party parliamentary group wanted to know how many derelict buildings there are ...
az-online.de/politik/ehemalige-kaufhalle-kommt-nicht-auf-eine-rote-liste-94408765.html

Time travel beneath the pavement: Archaeologist uncovers Salzwedel's old town secrets
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/salzwedel-war-ein-bisschen-wie-amsterdam-archaeologin-findet-wassergraeben-94408752.html

Containers closed after 34 years: Salzwedel's Lessing School faces chaos: The ancient containers at Salzwedel's Lessing School are unusable after 34 ...
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/lessingschule-sieben-klassenraeume-fehlen-container-nach-34-jahren-gesperrt-94390244.html

Pfefferteich Salzwedel and Dorfteich Brewitz: Hanseatic city hopes for climate-friendly coal
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/salzwedel-bewirbt-sich-um-710-000-euro-foerderung-fuer-zwei-teiche-94397443.html

Waddekath and the speeders: 13 percent speeding is not enough for speed cameras: In Waddekath, more drivers exceed the speed limit than elsewhere ...
az-online.de/altmark/beetzendorf-diesdorf/13-prozent-temposuender-in-waddekath-reichen-nicht-fuer-blitzer-94403218.html

Gastronomy in the Altmark region: How an entrepreneur is focusing on modern comfort in a traditional hotel
volksstimme.de/lokal/salzwedel/wie-eine-unternehmerin-in-einemtraditionshotel-auf-modernen-komfort-setzt-4289183

Paid articlePaywallAccident: 85-year-old crashes his car into postal van in Salzwedel: Salzwedel/are. - | The Schäferstegel road was closed for an extended period on Monday ...
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Investigation launched: Accident on B 188: Three men in one car, some seriously injured
volksstimme.de/blaulicht/gardelegen/unfall-auf-b-188-drei-manner-in-einem-auto-teils-schwer-verletzt-4287955

Excitement at the water feature: Naked children at the Hanse-Welle: Argument raises safety questions
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Paid articlePaywallTraditional Hotel Union in Salzwedel: From old to ultra-elegant: Telsche Bartels took over the traditional Hotel Union in Salzwedel a year ago ...
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“Truce” in Salzwedel: Buchenallee tenants remain connected to the water supply—a water shutoff had been threatened
az-online.de/altmark/salzwedel/buchenallee-mieter-bleiben-an-der-wasser-leitung-keine-sperre-94378435.html
