Apenburg

Ortsteil of Apenburg-Winterfeld in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Apenburg

52°42′50″N 11°12′20″E / 52.7138°N 11.2056°E / 52.7138; 11.2056CountryGermanyStateSaxony-AnhaltDistrictAltmarkkreis Salzwedel TownApenburg-WinterfeldArea

• Total19.64 km² (7.58 sq mi)Elevation

34 m (112 ft)Population

(2006-12-31)

• Total881 • Density45/km² (120/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

38486

Dialling codes039001Vehicle registrationSAWWebsitewww.apenburg.de

Apenburg is a village and a former municipality in the district Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 July 2009, it is part of the municipality Apenburg-Winterfeld.

History

Apenburg became a town during the Middle Ages.^[1] Following World War II, it became part of East Germany.

Footnotes

^ Heinrich Gottfried Gengler: Regesten und Urkunden zur Verfassungs- und Rechtsgeschichte der deutschen Städte im Mittelalter, Erlangen 1863, pp. 50-51.