Elevation 17 m (56 ft) Area 28.28 km² Local time Friday 9:57 PM Dialling code 05846 | Municipal assoc. Gartow Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Population 1,373 (31 Dec 2008) Postal code 29471 | |
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Weather 3°C, Wind W at 8 km/h, 86% Humidity | ||
Gartow is a municipality in the district Lüchow-Dannenberg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the easternmost tip of Lower Saxony, not far from the river Elbe, approx. 30 km northeast of Salzwedel, and 20 km west of Wittenberge. Gartow is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Gartow.
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Map of 29471 Gartow, Germany
Geography
Gartow is located in the historical region Wendland, at the west shore of the river Seege, which is artificially formed to the Gartower See.
Points of interest
At Gartow, there is a facility for FM- and TV-transmission, with two over 300 metre tall guyed masts, the Gartow-Höhbeck transmitter.On August 20, 2009 the smaller mast has been demolished with explosives. Until the German reunification this transmitter was also used for the directional radio link to former West-Berlin (counter station: Richtfunkstelle Berlin-Frohnau).
Nearby Gorleben is a proposed deposit for nuclear waste. This led to much controversy and protests in the area.