Wittenmoor

Wittenmoor (German pronunciation: [ˈvɪtn̩ˌmoːɐ̯]) is a village and a former municipality in the district of Stendal, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Stendal. The village Wittenmoor is located in the south of the Altmark, on the northern edge of the Colbitz-Letzlinger Heide. The village is between the Hanseatic city of Stendal and Gardelegn. In Wittenmoor springs the Tangier, a left tributary of the Elbe. The area is slightly hilly, towards the southwest, the wooded terrain rises to 128 m (419.95 ft) above Mean Sea Level. Wittenmoor was originally a Church Village and a Manor capable of farming. Wittenmoor was first mentioned as Widmore, in 1140, in a document. The Wittenmoor Church was built in 1895 on the remains of an old cobble foundation. The Vollenschier village church is 20 years older.