It is situated east of the Elbe river on the Elbe-Havel Canal, approx.
50 km (31 mi) northeast of Magdeburg and 27 km (17 mi) west of Brandenburg.
The municipal area comprises the incorporated villages of Gladau, Paplitz, Schopsdorf, and Tucheim.

Genthin was the administrative seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("collective municipality") Elbe-Stremme-Fiener until its merger into the newly established Jerichow municipality in 2010.
It is situated east of the Elbe river on the Elbe-Havel Canal, approx. 50 km (31 mi) northeast of Magdeburg and 27 km (17 mi) west of Brandenburg. The municipal area comprises the incorporated villages of Gladau, Paplitz, Schopsdorf, and Tucheim.
Genthin was the administrative seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("collective municipality") Elbe-Stremme-Fiener until its merger into the newly established Jerichow municipality in 2010.
Genthin