Jerichow

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Jerichow
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Jerichow
Jerichow (Germany)
Jerichow
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Saxony-Anhalt
District Jerichower Land
Municipal assoc. Elbe-Stremme-Fiener
Mayor Harald Bothe
Basic statistics
Area 53.04 km² (20.5 sq mi)
Elevation 34 m  (112 ft)
Population 2,270  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 43 /km² (111 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate JL
Postal code 39319
Area code 039343
Website www.jerichow.de
Location of the town of Jerichow within Jerichower Land district
Map

Coordinates: 52°29′00″N 12°1′00″E / 52.483333, 12.016667

Jerichow (IPA[ˈjeːʁɪço]) is a town in the Jerichower Land district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Elbe, northwest of Genthin. It is part of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("collective municipality") Elbe-Stremme-Fiener.