Administrative association Tangerhütte-Land
In the administrative community of Tangerhütte-Land in the Stendal district , 19 communities had come together to handle their administrative business. In addition to the originally 17 municipalities, the formerly free town of Tangerhütte (administrative center) was added on January 1, 2005 , and the Schelldorf municipality on December 27, 2007 . 12,727 inhabitants lived in an area of 294.73 km² (as of June 30, 2006). The last administrative manager was Birgit Schäfer.
On May 31, 2010 the member communities united to form the new town of Tangerhütte.
The municipalities with their districts
- Bellingen
 - Birkholz with scissors and Sophienhof
 - Bittkau
 - Cobbel
 - Demker with Demker station and Elversdorf
 - Greaves
 - Hüselitz with Klein Schwarzlosen
 - Jerchel
 - Kehnert
 - Lüderitz with Groß Schwarzlosen and Stegelitz
 - Ringfurth with Polte and Sandfurth
 - Schelldorf
 - Schernebeck
 - Schönwalde (Altmark)
 - City of Tangerhütte with Briest and Mahlpfuhl
 - Uchtdorf
 - Uetz
 - White waiting
 - Wind mountains with Brunkau , Ottersburg and Schleuß