Tangermünde

When we visited in 1991 the little town of Tangermünde looked quite attractive, and with the renovation that was already underway it must look even better today. Several brick buildings were under repair, and fresh paint was obvious on timbered store buildings along main street.

The Elbe River flows into Germany from the Czech Republic, through Dresden, Magdeburg and Tangermünde, to Hamburg and to the North Sea. In Tangermünde we crossed the Elbe on an old bridge that was in need of a lot of work. The rickety road bed was made of wood, and only one lane of traffic was permitted, first one way, then the other. The man who controlled the bridge traffic was very happy to see Americans were enjoying his town.