Country Germany District Jerichower Land Postal codes 39288 Area 164 km² Local time Tuesday 2:46 AM Dialling code 03921 | State Saxony-Anhalt Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Dialling codes 03921 Population 24,283 (31 Dec 2008) Postal code 39288 | |
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Weather 4°C, Wind N at 18 km/h, 95% Humidity Points of interest Goethe Park, Historische Gerberei, Wasserturm Burg, Hexenturm | ||
Burg bei Magdeburg is a town of about 23,900 inhabitants on the Elbe–Havel Canal in northeastern Germany, 25 km (16 mi) northeast of Magdeburg. It is the capital of the Jerichower Land district in the state of Saxony-Anhalt.
Contents
- Map of Burg bei Magdeburg Germany
- Pyramiden wildwasserbahn im belantis park
- Subdivisions
- Sons and daughters of the city
- References
Map of Burg bei Magdeburg, Germany
The town is known for its mediaeval churches and towers. Due to the numerous towers and steeples Burg also carries the sobriquet City of Towers. Like other German towns and cities, Burg shows its connection to the Roland saga with a statue, which was restored in 1999.
Although the name Burg has the same form as the German word Burg (castle), it is more likely that the name comes from the Slavic word bor, meaning coniferous forest.
Burg formerly had the largest shoe manufacturing factory in Europe and was the first to produce manufactured crispbread in Germany, beginning production in 1931.
The town is notable as both the birthplace and the final resting place of General Carl von Clausewitz.
Near Burg there is a large transmission site for long- and mediumwave, which was among other things used for the transmissions of Radio Wolga.
Pyramiden wildwasserbahn im belantis park
Subdivisions
The municipality Burg bei Magdeburg consists of the town Burg bei Magdeburg and the formerly independent municipalities Detershagen, Ihleburg, Niegripp, Parchau, Schartau and Reesen.