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History / History of Town |
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The settlement Gardelegen was
build approximately 1,000 years ago. Between 1200 and 1400 the
settlement became a town. The so called Ackerbürgerstädtchen
came into its historical bloom and got its nationwide glance
between 1500 and 1630 because of the brewage and the export of a
special herb drink ("Garlei-beer"). With the money of
the beer (a tax on export) constructions that are still
impressive were built in the 16th century. An example would be
the city hall or the Salzwedeler Tor. |
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After the total recession of
the once so important export and brewage of the beer (beginning
of the 18th century) Gardelegen was a regional important
"Ackerbürgerstädtchen", where craftsmen and
tradesmen defined the life of the economy. Only between 1870 and
1910 the little local factories for buttons reached a certain
nationwide importance. The settlement of other branches of
industry or economy did not work in spite of a lot of tries. |
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Since the year 1725 (till1991)
Gardelegen was used by the land lords as a garrison town, which
gave the civic character of the place a certain stability and
the brandenburgisch-preußisch consciousness of tradition was
justified. |
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Gardelegen received a first
modern infrastructure due to the long sight of several "Fathers
of the town" between 1870 and 1910. Not until 1870 the town
developed above the taken in area of settlement during the
Middle Age (Old Town). |
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Between 1815 and 1994
Gardelegen has been the main town of an own and bigger
administrative district. Gardelegen is since that time the most
important town in the Altmark after Stendal and Salzwedel. The
number of inhabitants of Gardelegen oscillate depending on the
external and contemporary historical influences for about 150
years around the number 10,000. |
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Stadt
Gardelegen und die Burg
Isenschnibbe um 1600 |
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Gardelegener
Siegel
von 1327 |
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Gardelegener
Siegel
von 1558 |
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