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Stendal
town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hansestadt Stendal or Stendal (German pronunciation: [ˈʃtɛndaːl]) is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. About 40,000 people live in the city.
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It is the capital of the Stendal District and the main town in the Altmark region.
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