Werben (Elbe) - History

History

Werben was first documented in 1005 and placed an influential role during the medieval wars between the Saxons and Polabian Slavs; its name is of Slavic origin. Part of the Altmark, it received town rights in 1151 from Albert the Bear and received an influx of Hollanders in 1160. It became a participant of the Hanseatic League in 1358. While part of the Margraviate of Brandenburg, Werben was the scene of the 1631 Battle of Werben during the Thirty Years' War. Werben became part of the Kingdom of Prussia in 1701. It became part of the Prussian Province of Saxony in 1815 after the Napoleonic Wars and the new state of Saxony-Anhalt after World War II.

Werben's architecture is reminiscent of the Biedermeier style (Biedermeierstadt).

Towns and municipalities in the district of Stendal
  • Aland
  • Altmärkische Höhe
  • Altmärkische Wische
  • Arneburg
  • Bismark
  • Eichstedt
  • Goldbeck
  • Hassel
  • Havelberg
  • Hohenberg-Krusemark
  • Iden
  • Kamern
  • Klein Schwechten
  • Klietz
  • Osterburg
  • Rochau
  • Sandau
  • Schollene
  • Schönhausen
  • Seehausen
  • Stendal
  • Tangerhütte
  • Tangermünde
  • Werben (Elbe)
  • Wust-Fischbeck
  • Zehrental

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