Burg bei Magdeburg
Burg | |
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Location of Burg within Jerichower Land district | |
Coordinates: 52°16′21″N 11°51′18″E / 52.27250°N 11.85500°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Saxony-Anhalt |
District | Jerichower Land |
Subdivisions | 9 |
Government | |
• Mayor (2021–28) | Philipp Sievert[1] (SPD) |
Area | |
• Total | 164.02 km2 (63.33 sq mi) |
Elevation | 54 m (177 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 22,689 |
• Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 39288 |
Dialling codes | 03921 |
Vehicle registration | JL |
Website | www.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
Etymology
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
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
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
- Afantou, Greece
- Gummersbach, Germany
- La Roche-sur-Yon, France
- Tira, Israel
Notable people
- Heiko Balz (born 1969), wrestler
- Julia Bonk (born 1986), politician (The Left), Member of Landtag (Saxony)
- Joachim a Burck (1546–1610), composer
- Carl von Clausewitz (1780–1831), Prussian general and important military theorist
- Hermann Eggert (1844–1920), architect
- Harald Jährling (born 1954), rower
- Ferdinand Kurlbaum (1857–1927), physicist
- Hermann Paasche (1851–1925), politician (DVP)
- Emanuel Raasch (born 1955), cyclist
- Brigitte Reimann (1933-1973), writer
- Hermann Riedel (1847–1913), composer and conductor
- Wolfgang Seguin (born 1945), footballer
Transmitter
Near Burg there is a large
References
- Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, accessed 8 July 2021.
- Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.
- ^ "Partnerstädte der Stadt Burg". stadtburg.info (in German). Burg. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
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