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The Protestant village church in Schelldorf is a Neo-Gothic or Neo-Romanesque brick building with a square tower, built in 1903. It stands on the foundation walls of a predecessor church that was destroyed by fire in 1901. The building is located near the Elbe river and is a well-known stop on the Elberadweg cycle route. It was built after a fire in 1901; the rededication took place in 1903. A typical regional brick building with stained glass windows. The square west tower shapes the village's appearance from afar. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schelldorf_(Tangerh%C3%BCtte)

The Protestant village church in the Tangermünde district of Buch is an essentially Romanesque hall church, which was Baroque-overformed over the centuries. The historical core of the nave consists of characteristic Romanesque fieldstone masonry. The church received its current defining form and the large window openings through extensive renovations in the Baroque era. The structure is regionally known for its preserved medieval wall paintings in the Altmark. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorfkirche_Buch_(Tangerm%C3%BCnde)

The Roland statue in Buch is a historical monument dating from 1580. The sandstone statue, approximately 3.50 meters high, symbolizes the former urban freedoms, market rights, and the town's own jurisdiction. In 1663, the neighboring town hall tower collapsed onto the figure, shattering it. After reconstruction, a town hall fire in 1690 damaged the statue's head again. During the subsequent repairs in the late 17th century, the Roland received its present-day head, highly unusual for knight statues, with a baroque periwig. Originally, the statue stood in the market square in front of the town hall. After the destructions, it was moved in 1693 to its current location in front of the Lehnschulzenhof. Because of the wig, the villagers mistakenly believed the statue was a woman in old legends and nicknamed her "Bride of the Stendal Roland". This gave rise to the tradition of the Roland crowning: every year on Whit Monday, the village youth climb up and place a fresh laurel crown on the statue. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Buch(Altmark)_Roland_22-09-2007_202.jpg

The wooden nature observation tower on the west bank of the Bölsdorfer Haken is located in the Bucher Brack-Bölsdorfer Haken nature reserve, south of Tangermünde, not far from the Elberadweg cycle path. It offers an undisturbed panoramic view of the old Elbe arm and the floodplain landscape, which serves as an important breeding and resting area for numerous, sometimes rare bird species. https://natur.app/beobachtungsturm-boelsdorf/

The ferry connects the towns of Ferchland and Grieben, thus creating a connection between the district of Jerichower-Land and the district of Stendal. Due to its proximity to the town, it is easily accessible and offers a comfortable way to cross the Elbe. Further information about the ferry can be found here: https://www.elberadweg.de/Faehre/motorfaehre-ferchland-grieben/

On the Zollensteig stands the Elisabethkapelle (Chapel of St. Elisabeth), founded in the 13th century and renewed around 1660/70. The church originally belonged to the hospital of the same name. Saint Elisabeth (1207-1231), Landgravine of Thuringia, enjoyed great veneration, especially in the 13th century, as a helper of the sick and the poor. The western end of the Elisabethkapelle was formed by a pillar gable with a small bell tower, projecting ribbon rods, and terracotta as decorative elements. During the great city fire of 1617, the hospital went up in flames. After another fire in 1678, the chapel served as a state salt magazine until the 19th century. That is why the church is still popularly known as Sazkirche (Salt Church). The salt stored here came from Lüneburg, later by water from Halle and Schönebeck. From 1891 to 1926, the Elisabethkapelle was used by the Catholic community, founded in 1888, and once again served its original purpose as a place of worship during this time. Source: https://www.tangermuende.info/sightseeing.html

The oriented brick church was built according to the plans of architect Kurt Matern, cathedral master builder of the Paderborn diocese. The house of worship, with its distinctive tower, was erected in the Neo-Romanesque style and offers 223 seats.

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