Editing Altmarkkreis Salzwedel (section)

== Geography ==
The area of the district is {{cvt|2294.6|km2}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://statistik.sachsen-anhalt.de/themen/gebiet-und-wahlen/gebiet/tabellen-bodenflaeche|title=Tabellen Bodenfläche|publisher=[[Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt]]|access-date=20 November 2022}}</ref> The Altmark is a plain countryside, which once was full of fens and ponds. Today it is mainly covered with forests and heaths. It is generally dry, although some swampy regions survived. The largest of those is the [[Drömling]], a large wetland in the southwest, which is a nature park shared with the neighbouring [[Börde (district)]].

The largest lake of the district is the '''[[Arendsee (lake)|Arendsee]]''' (5.54&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>); the town of [[Arendsee]] is named after this lake.