The Nikolaikiche, or Church of St. Nicholas in Bad Wilsnack is a Lutheran church built on the site of an older church which had burnt...

Perleberg’s central feature is the Market Square, where all of the town’s most important buildings are located. It is also a perfect place to start...

The main attraction in Perleberg is the impressive St. Jacob’s Church (Jakobskirche) located at one end of the Market Square in the centre of town....

The Prignitz Museum in Havelberg is situated in the former monastery on an island in the centre of the town. The museum was founded in...

Havelberg’s Cathedral of St. Mary is at the centre of a town once important in spreading Christianity to the region. It was built between 1150...

Uenglinger Torturm is a fine tower on the former town walls of Stendal. This is one of two of the main gates remaining on the...

The Church of St. Marien in Stendal is a late Gothic building dating from the 15th century. Its large twin towers stand out above the...

Stendal’s Market Square (Markt) is the hub of activity in the town. It is also the place to find many of the historic houses and...

Johann Joachim Winckelmann was born in Stendal in 1717. He was the son of a local shoe maker, and went on to become a renowned...

The Altmärkisches Museum in Stendal occupies the former Katharinenkloster convent building. This is the town’s history museum, covering everything from earliest times to the present....

Stendal’s cathedral church of St. Nicholas (Nikolai) is a large late Gothic building. It dates from 1423-67 – a time when Stendal was one of...

St. Stephanskirche, (St. Stephen’s Church) in Tangermünde was built by King Charles IV for the Augustinian monks he brought to the town in 1377. The...

The Neustädter Tor in Tangermünde is one of the remaining features of the city’s defensive walls which once ringed the city. It dates from around...

Tangermünde’s Rathaus, or Town Hall, is an impressive building built of timber framed architecture. It was built around 1430 as the administrative centre of this...

Tangermünde’s castle (Burg) is today not much more than a few ruins. The Kanzlei, or chancellery is the main remaining section. It contains a hall...

Heiligengrabe is a small village located 6 miles west of Wittstock. The main attraction here is the Cistercian Abbey. The Gothic church complex was built...

The Klosterkirche (abbey) at Jerichow is six miles north of Tangermünde. This is the oldest brick-built structure in the region, having been constructed in the...

The original Bishops Castle in Wittstock no longer exists in any significant form. The largest part still standing is the former gate tower. Here the...

Wittstock’s largest and main church is the Marienkirche, or Church of St. Mary, located in the centre of town. It is a large brick Gothic...

The Tecnisches Denkmal Zieglei (Brick Works Technical Museum) in Benzin is a historic memorial to old technology. This was formerly a brick oven factory, and...