Burg bei Magdeburg

Burg (German pronunciation: [bʊʁk] ^ⓘ; 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.

Burg
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Burg within Jerichower Land district
Burg Show map of Germany Burg Show map of Saxony-Anhalt
Coordinates: 52°16′21″N 11°51′18″E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Jerichower Land
Subdivisions	9
Government
• Mayor (2021–28)	Philipp Stark[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.stadtburg.info

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

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

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

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Burg is twinned with:^[3]

• Afantou, Greece
• Gummersbach, Germany
• La Roche-sur-Yon, France
• Tira, Israel

Notable people

Carl von Clausewitz

• 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 transmission site for long- and mediumwave, which was among other things used for the transmissions of Radio Wolga.