Articles
11.5.2025: There is only one Scabellstraße in the world. It is located in Havelberg and is named after a Berlin official. Why is that? In the icy winter of 1870, a fire broke out in Havelberg that could not be extinguished due to a lack of water – the Havel River was frozen. At that time, Havelberg did … weiter lesen
28.4.2025: If you live on the Havelberg city island — and haven’t acquired one of the many allotment gardens around Havelberg — you have little space to grow your own edible plants. Our bed is 0.30 x 6 meters long or wide. We have only 1.8 m² available for planting. At the Landmarkt, Pritzwalker Straße 68, my daughter … weiter lesen
24.3.2025: Visitors to Havelberg often feel as if they’ve discovered a little piece of a perfect world — at least if you measure it by this standard: “the way things used to be.” The historic city island is lined with buildings mainly from the Imperial era. The editorial office building was completed in 1871. About 600 people live … weiter lesen
16.3.2025: 10,000 people lived, lived and loved in this and other apartment buildings south of the railroad line at the time of reunification in 1990. Today, 35 years later, most of the 5-storey prefabricated buildings are gone. The others have been empty for at least 10 years. Stendal-South is the name of this “lost place”. Is Stendal really … weiter lesen
13.3.2025: 89 allotment gardens can be found on the northern outskirts of Jerichow (Jerichower Land district). Each of them offers a view of the town’s famous monastery — but not all are still actively maintained. At least 30 percent of the gardens are currently unused. That can be interesting for private users, as it’s easy to obtain one. … weiter lesen
23.1.2025: Audiodatei herunterladen In itself a good idea to hear how children and young people see Havelberg and what suggestions they have. But to turn it into a new bureaucracy? This is exactly what Mayor Mathias Bölt proposed at the city council meeting on January 21, 2025 and the drafting of the “Youth Advisory Council” statutes (= local … weiter lesen
