Sandau

Sandau
Town
Coat of arms of Sandau
Coat of arms
Location of Sandau within Stendal district
AlandAlandAltmärkische HöheAltmärkische WischeArneburgBismarkBismarkEichstedtGoldbeckHasselHavelbergHohenberg-KrusemarkHohenberg-KrusemarkIdenKamernRochauKlietzOsterburgRochauSandauScholleneSchönhausenStendalStendalStendalStendalSeehausenSeehausenTangerhütteTangermündeWerben (Elbe)Wust-FischbeckZehrentalSaxony-Anhalt
Sandau is located in Germany
Sandau
Sandau
Sandau is located in Saxony-Anhalt
Sandau
Sandau
Coordinates: 52°47′N 12°3′E / 52.783°N 12.050°E / 52.783; 12.050
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
DistrictStendal
Municipal assoc.Elbe-Havel-Land
Government
 • Mayor (2021–28) Claudia Lange[1]
Area
 • Total18.58 km2 (7.17 sq mi)
Elevation
27 m (89 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total829
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
39524
Dialling codes039383
Vehicle registrationSDL
Websitewww.sandau.de

Sandau is a town in the district of Stendal, in Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Elbe, approx. 5 km (3.1 mi) south of Havelberg. It is part of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Elbe-Havel-Land.

The Sandau Ferry, a cable ferry across the Elbe, connects Sandau to Büttnershof.

Tower of the Lutheran Church
Castle Sandau
  1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, accessed 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2022" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.