What is Stendal (district)?
{{Infobox German district| name=Stendal| image_coa=DE-ST 15-0-90 Landkreis Stendal COA.svg| state=Saxony-Anhalt| former regierungsbezirk=[[Magdeburg (region)|Magdeburg]]| capital=[[Stendal]]| Kreisschlüssel = 15090| area=2,423.04| population=136,866| population_as_of=2002| density=56| carsign=SDL| url=[http://www.landkreis-stendal.de landkreis-stendal.de]| map=Landkreis Stendal in S-A.svg |coordinates = {{coord|52|41|N|11|51|E |region:DE-ST_scale:300000_type:adm2nd |display=title}} }} '''Stendal''' ({{IPA2|ˈʃtɛndaːl}}) is a district (''Kreis'') in the north-east of [[Saxony-Anhalt]], [[Germany]]. It was formed in 1994 by joining the old district of Stendal with the districts [[Osterburg]] and [[Havelberg]]. ==Partnerships== The districts has [[twin town]] agreements with {{flag|Russia}}, [[Yarzevo]] District {{flag|Lithuania}}, [[Mažeikiai]] district {{flag|Sweden}}, [[Vårgårda Municipality|Vårgårda]] {{flag|Germany}}, {{flag|North Rhine-Westphalia}}, [[Lippe]] == Coat of arms == {| |- valign=top ||[[Image:DE-ST 15-0-90 Landkreis Stendal COA.svg|140px|Coat of arms]] ||The red eagle in the left of the coat of arms is the symbol of [[Brandenburg]], as historically the Altmark was part of Brandenburg. It also stands for the district [[Havelland]]. The golden [[trefoil]] with three [[oak]] leaves symbolizes the old district of Stendal, and is taken from the coat of arms of the family of [[Bismarck]]. The three golden diamonds on black ground come from the coat of arms of the dukes of [[Osterburg]], representing the former district Osterburg. |} ==Towns and municipalities== {| |----- !Free towns |- |valign=top| # [[Havelberg]] |} {| ! colspan=3|[[Amt (political division)|Verwaltungsgemeinschaften]] |- valign=top || * '''[[Arneburg-Goldbeck]]''' # [[Altenzaun]] # [[Arneburg]]<sup>2</sup> # [[Baben]] # [[Beelitz, Saxony-Anhalt|Beelitz]] # [[Behrendorf]] # [[Bertkow]] # [[Eichstedt]] # [[Goldbeck]]<sup>1</sup> # [[Hassel, Saxony-Anhalt|Hassel]] # [[Hohenberg-Krusemark]] # [[Iden, Saxony-Anhalt|Iden]] # [[Klein Schw