Altmark

The Altmark (English: Old March) is a historic region in Germany, comprising the northern third of Saxony-Anhalt. As the initial territory of the March of Brandenburg, it is sometimes referred to as the "Cradle of Prussia", as by Otto von Bismarck, a native from Schönhausen near Stendal.

See German tanker Altmark for the ship named after Altmark and Stary Targ for the Polish village named Altmark in German.

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