Gartow
| Gartow | ||
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  Gartow | ||
Location of Gartow within Lüchow-Dannenberg district 
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| Coordinates: 53°01′26″N 11°27′27″E / 53.02389°N 11.45750°ECoordinates: 53°01′26″N 11°27′27″E / 53.02389°N 11.45750°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Lower Saxony | |
| District | Lüchow-Dannenberg | |
| Municipal assoc. | Gartow | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Hans-Udo Maury (CDU) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 28.28 km2 (10.92 sq mi) | |
| Population (2013-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,374 | |
| • Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 29471 | |
| Dialling codes | 05846 | |
| Vehicle registration | DAN | |
| Website | www.gartow.de | |
Gartow is a municipality in the district Lüchow-Dannenberg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the easternmost tip of Lower Saxony, on the river Elbe, approx. 30 km northeast of Salzwedel, and 20 km west of Wittenberge. Gartow is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Gartow.
At Gartow, there is a facility for FM- and TV-transmission, with two over 300 metre tall guyed masts, the Gartow-Höhbeck transmitter. Until the German reunification this transmitter was also used for the directional radio link to former West-Berlin (counter station: Richtfunkstelle Berlin-Frohnau).
Nearby Gorleben is a proposed deposit for nuclear waste. This led to much controversy and protests in the area.
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