The best hikes from bus stations in Tanger-Elbeniederung

The towers are easily accessible from outside the wall and are well signposted.

The Rosspforte is located at the Elbe Gate and, together with the Rossfurt, formed the only access road from the Elbe into the town of Tangermünde for a long time. The Rossfurt is a 100-meter-long hollow way. The Elbe Gate once had a portcullis, the niches of which are still recognizable today, and features faithful replicas of the gate wings and the Elbe's water level marks. In 2013, it reached its highest level to date at 8.38 meters. Source: https://www.blutana.de/sehenswuerdigkeiten/Rosspforte-Tangermuende-2155.html

Reederei Kaiser was founded in 1992 as a family business by Roland and Hannelore Kaiser, thus celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2022. It has since been handed over to the next generation, namely daughter Tina Kaiser, and with 3 ships, it is one of the largest passenger shipping companies in Saxony-Anhalt. The home port and company headquarters are, fittingly, the Kaiser city of Tangermünde on Elbe kilometer 388. Departure points with their own jetties also include the Hanseatic city of Havelberg and the Magdeburg – Rothensee waterway junction. Several times a year, we also offer trips from Burg and Genthin in the Jerichower Land. Source: https://www.reederei-kaiser.de/die-reederei/

The Marktstraße leads on to the Putinnen. These are two towers, standing about 30 meters apart on the city wall. They protect a small staircase that serves as access to the river. The people of Tangermünde frequently relied on the water of the Tanger. For instance, in the 18th century, the city had only 12 wells, which could sometimes barely supply the necessary drinking water. The eastern tower served as a citizens' jail for a time. The already mentioned staircase leads through the western tower. Both towers were built around 1470. Source: https://www.portalsaeule.de/index.php?cat=Mauern%2C%20Tore%20und%20T%C3%BCrme%2FStadtbefestigungen%20in%20Deutschland&page=Tangerm%C3%BCnde_2

The Stephanskirche is located on the highest elevation of Tangermünde – the Prälatenberg. It is one of the outstanding buildings of North German Brick Gothic. Various sources attributed a height of 94 meters to the tower. A few Tangermünde residents and also tourists expressed doubts about this enormous height for many years. Only the measurement of the tower during the renovation (1998-2000) proved the skeptics right and resulted in a height of "only" 87.5 meters. But even with this height, St. Stephan can continue to claim to be the tallest church tower in the Altmark. Source: https://www.tangermuende.info/st.-stephan.html

A great spot in the middle of nature! 🤗

Nice starting point for a tour through the city, or as a destination with a beautiful view.

The rectangular tower was built around 1300. The round tower and central section were built around 1450 and flank a pointed-arch passageway. The round tower features a projecting battlement. The more elaborate design of the round tower, the central section, and the top of the rectangular structure corresponds to the construction period around 1450 and was probably initiated by Stephan Buxtehude, to whom the Uenglinger Gate in Stendal and the Elbe Gate in Werben are attributed. The round tower is decorated with glazed bricks arranged in spiral or zigzag patterns, a molded stone frieze depicting the head of Medusa, and varied blind decorations. The plaster blinds above the gate passage bear coats of arms painted in 1897: Prussian Eagle, Imperial Eagle with the applied Hohenzollern Shield, Tangermünde Eagle, Eagle of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, Brandenburg Eagle. Source: Wikipedia