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Town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Sandau
Town
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Location of Sandau within Stendal district
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Coordinates: 52°47′N 12°3′E / 52.783°N 12.050°E / 52.783; 12.050
Country Germany
State Saxony-Anhalt
District Stendal
Municipal assoc. Elbe-Havel-Land
Government
Mayor (2021–28) Claudia Lange[1]
Area
• Total 18.58 km2 (7.17 sq mi)
Elevation 27 m (89 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total 829
• Density 45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes 39524
Dialling codes 039383
Vehicle registration SDL
Website www.sandau.de

Sandau is a town in the district of Stendal, in Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Elbe, approx. 5 km (3.1 mi) south of Havelberg. It is part of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Elbe-Havel-Land.

The Sandau Ferry, a cable ferry across the Elbe, connects Sandau to Büttnershof.

Tower of the Lutheran Church

Castle Sandau

  1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, accessed 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2022" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.