Salzwedel

Salzwedel is the county seat of the Altmarkkreis Salzwedel in Saxony Anhalt. The earliest archaeological finds that factor to a settlement, are placed a ways outside modern day downtown vicinity. In neighboring Wendland, specifically from the place around Luchow, many medieval and Neolithic web sites are acknowledged that were partially excavated and nonetheless are. Thus, it could be assumed that for as a minimum 7,000 years the surrounding region around Salzwedel has been frequented by organizations of hunters and gatherers.

After the remaining ice age, which ended approximately 14,000 years in the past, there has been a lake between Salzwedel and Wustrow inside the Wendland. People who quickly settled on its banks, left at the back of many flint devices, however also antler and bone system. Some of those antlers had been located in Jeetze. Also from the middle and overdue Neolithic about 3600 to 2000 BC come only some pieces from the city vicinity. A Late Bronze Age locate from the antique waterworks and a cemetery approximately the cutting edge B71 imply a permanent settlement of the nearer urban location Salzwedels because approximately 1000 BC. Chr.