Easy hikes and walks around Wust-Fischbeck

The warehouse is a very tall building on the harbor basin.

The towers are easily accessible from outside the wall and are well signposted.

The Rosspforte is located at the Elbe Gate and, together with the Rossfurt, formed the only access road from the Elbe into the town of Tangermünde for a long time. The Rossfurt is a 100-meter-long hollow way. The Elbe Gate once had a portcullis, the niches of which are still recognizable today, and features faithful replicas of the gate wings and the Elbe's water level marks. In 2013, it reached its highest level to date at 8.38 meters. Source: https://www.blutana.de/sehenswuerdigkeiten/Rosspforte-Tangermuende-2155.html

Only a few buildings remain of the castle in Tangermünde, first mentioned in 1009. Where the main castle once stood, a building was erected around 1700 on the massive foundation walls, which today houses a hotel. The keep, built in the 14th century, is called the Kapitelturm (Chapter Tower) as it once served as a grain silo for the Berlin Cathedral Chapter. It towers 50 meters high and has six floors. Today it is used as a viewing tower and offers a wide view over Tangermünde and the surrounding area. The prison tower of the former castle was built around 1480. It served for the additional security of the complex. It was not until the 18th century that it was actually used for holding prisoners. The tower received its conical roof in 1912. The Alte Kanzlei (Old Chancellery) is also one of the surviving buildings of the castle. Events are held today in the building dating from the 14th century. In the 17th century, there was a writing office here. Source: https://www.eurob.org/item/tangermuende_burg/

Reederei Kaiser was founded in 1992 as a family business by Roland and Hannelore Kaiser, thus celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2022. It has since been handed over to the next generation, namely daughter Tina Kaiser, and with 3 ships, it is one of the largest passenger shipping companies in Saxony-Anhalt. The home port and company headquarters are, fittingly, the Kaiser city of Tangermünde on Elbe kilometer 388. Departure points with their own jetties also include the Hanseatic city of Havelberg and the Magdeburg – Rothensee waterway junction. Several times a year, we also offer trips from Burg and Genthin in the Jerichower Land. Source: https://www.reederei-kaiser.de/die-reederei/

The Marktstraße leads on to the Putinnen. These are two towers, standing about 30 meters apart on the city wall. They protect a small staircase that serves as access to the river. The people of Tangermünde frequently relied on the water of the Tanger. For instance, in the 18th century, the city had only 12 wells, which could sometimes barely supply the necessary drinking water. The eastern tower served as a citizens' jail for a time. The already mentioned staircase leads through the western tower. Both towers were built around 1470. Source: https://www.portalsaeule.de/index.php?cat=Mauern%2C%20Tore%20und%20T%C3%BCrme%2FStadtbefestigungen%20in%20Deutschland&page=Tangerm%C3%BCnde_2

The Stephanskirche is located on the highest elevation of Tangermünde – the Prälatenberg. It is one of the outstanding buildings of North German Brick Gothic. Various sources attributed a height of 94 meters to the tower. A few Tangermünde residents and also tourists expressed doubts about this enormous height for many years. Only the measurement of the tower during the renovation (1998-2000) proved the skeptics right and resulted in a height of "only" 87.5 meters. But even with this height, St. Stephan can continue to claim to be the tallest church tower in the Altmark. Source: https://www.tangermuende.info/st.-stephan.html

In 1941, Elblagerhaus GmbH had a grain silo with a capacity of 10,000 tons built at the harbor to store grain, legumes, and oilseeds. Even today, the facility is a widely visible, attractive ensemble.