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Gartow

Coordinates: 53°01′26″N 11°27′27″E / 53.02389°N 11.45750°E / 53.02389; 11.45750
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Gartow
Coat of arms of Gartow
Location of Gartow within Lüchow-Dannenberg district
Mecklenburg-VorpommernSaxony-AnhaltBrandenburgLüneburg (district)Uelzen (district)Neu DarchauHitzackerGöhrdeGöhrde (unincorporated area)DamnatzKarwitzZernienGusbornLangendorfDannenberg (Elbe)JamelnLüchowWustrowLuckau (Wendland)KüstenWaddeweitzClenzeBergen an der DummeSchnegaLübbowWoltersdorfLemgowPrezelleTrebelGorlebenGartowHöhbeckSchnackenburgGartow (unincorporated area)
Gartow is located in Germany
Gartow
Gartow
Gartow is located in Lower Saxony
Gartow
Gartow
Coordinates: 53°01′26″N 11°27′27″E / 53.02389°N 11.45750°E / 53.02389; 11.45750
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictLüchow-Dannenberg
Municipal assoc.Gartow
Subdivisions3 Ortsteile
Government
 • MayorHans-Udo Maury (CDU)
Area
 • Total28.28 km2 (10.92 sq mi)
Elevation
17 m (56 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total1,533
 • Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
29471
Dialling codes05846
Vehicle registrationDAN
Websitewww.gartow.de

Gartow is a municipality in the district Lüchow-Dannenberg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the easternmost tip of Lower Saxony, not far from the river Elbe, approx. 30 km northeast of Salzwedel, and 20 km west of Wittenberge. Gartow is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Gartow.

Geography

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Gartow is located in the historical region Wendland, at the west shore of the river Seege, which is artificially formed to the Gartower See.

Points of interest

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At Gartow, there is a facility for FM- and TV-transmission, with two over 300 metre tall guyed masts, the Gartow-Höhbeck transmitter. On August 20, 2009, the smaller mast has been demolished with explosives. Until the German reunification this transmitter was also used for the directional radio link to former West-Berlin (counter station: Richtfunkstelle Berlin-Frohnau).

Nearby Gorleben is a proposed deposit for nuclear waste. This led to much controversy and protests in the area.

References

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  1. ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.