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Burg
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municipality in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Key facts
- Country
- Germany
- State
- Saxony-Anhalt
- District
- Jerichower Land
- Mayor 2021 28
- Philipp Stark ( SPD )
- Total
- 164.02 km (63.33 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 54 m (177 ft)
- Density
- 137.70/km (356.63/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Dialling codes
- 03921
- Vehicle registration
- JL
- Website
- www.stadtburg.info
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Burg
- Country
- Germany
- Population
- 22738
- Area
- 164.04
- Elevation
- 52
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Elbe–Havel Canal
- Official website
- www.stadt-burg.de
- Image
- Burg Oberkirche Unser Lieben Frauen.jpg
- Dialing code
- 03921
Show 10 more facts
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Burg bei Magdeburg
- topic's main category
- Category:Burg (bei Magdeburg)
- native label
- Burg
- twinned administrative body
- La Roche-sur-Yon
- Commons category
- Burg (bei Magdeburg)
- postal code
- 39288
- short name
- Brg
- P8168
- Sebastian Larsson
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- time of earliest written record
- 0948-00-00
Sources (7)
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Burg” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.