DEUTSCHLAND	GERMANY
Bundesland: Sachsen-Anhalt	Saxony-Anhalt
Landkreis: Altmarkkreis Salzwedel

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Arendsee (Altmark) is situated at an elevation of 25 m at the southern shore of the lake Arendsee, the largest naturel lake of Germany's state of Saxony-Anhalt. The administrative centre of the district Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, Salzwedel is located 23  to the west, Magdeburg, the capital of Saxe-Anhalt is located 85 km to the south. The municipality has a population of about 6,800 (2022).

The locality and the lake were first as Arnseo mentioned in the Royal Frankish Annals in 822. In 1184 a Benedictine nunnery was founded in Arendsee while the then competent Prince-Bishop of Verden endowed it with estates. The former municipalities Binde, Höwisch, Kaulitz, Kerkau, Kläden, Kleinau, Leppin, Neulingen, Sanne-Kerkuhn, Schrampe, Thielbeer and Ziemendorf were merged into Arendsee in 2010. The former municipalities Fleetmark, Mechau, Rademin and Vissum followed in 2011.

The women's monastery of Arendsee [left, no. 4548] was founded in 1183 and since then belonged to the bishopric of Verden. The construction of the monastery church was commenced in 1185. The church was consecrated in 1208 but was completed only in 1240. A provost chapel was added to the southern transept around 1280. This chapel was heightened by an additional storey 200 years later. In 1540, the nunnery was secularised and was transformed into a Protestant foundation for Protestant women. The foundation was dissolved in 1812. Since 1826, parts of the construction were used for the rebuilding of the city following a large fire. Since then, the monastery is in ruins. The church was renovated in 1850/1851. Since 1921, the complex of the former monastery (except the church) is in possession of the municipality of Arendsee (Altmark).

Other glasses in this collection show views of Arendsee, today part of the municipality of Kühlungsborn in Germany's state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

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