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Burg bei Magdeburg

Coordinates: 52°16′21″N 11°51′18″E / 52.27250°N 11.85500°E / 52.27250; 11.85500
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Burg
Coat of arms of Burg
Location of Burg within Jerichower Land district
BiederitzBurg bei MagdeburgElbe-PareyGenthinGommernJerichowMöckernMöserMöckernMöckernSaxony-Anhalt
Burg is located in Germany
Burg
Burg
Burg is located in Saxony-Anhalt
Burg
Burg
Coordinates: 52°16′21″N 11°51′18″E / 52.27250°N 11.85500°E / 52.27250; 11.85500
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
DistrictJerichower Land
Subdivisions9
Government
 • Mayor (2021–28) Philipp Stark[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total164.02 km2 (63.33 sq mi)
Elevation
54 m (177 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total22,689
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
39288
Dialling codes03921
Vehicle registrationJL
Websitewww.stadt-burg.de

Burg (also known as Burg bei Magdeburg to distinguish from other places with the same name) is a town of about 22,400 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.

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.

Etymology

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Statue of Roland, reproduction of the one from 1581

Although the name Burg has the same form as the German word Burg (castle), it is more likely[according to whom?] that the name comes from the Slavic word bor, meaning coniferous forest.

Subdivisions

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The municipality Burg bei Magdeburg consists of the town Burg bei Magdeburg and the formerly independent municipalities Detershagen, Ihleburg, Niegripp, Parchau, Schartau and Reesen.

Economy

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Burg formerly had the largest shoe manufacturing factory in Europe and was the first to produce manufactured crispbread in Germany, beginning production in 1931.

Twin towns – sister cities

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Burg is twinned with:[3]

Notable people

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Carl von Clausewitz

Transmitter

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Near Burg there is a large transmission site for long- and mediumwave, which was among other things used for the transmissions of Radio Wolga.

References

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  1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, accessed 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2022" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.
  3. ^ "Partnerstädte der Stadt Burg". stadtburg.info (in German). Burg. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
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