• Source: Burg bei Magdeburg

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



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.




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



Burg is twinned with:

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




References






External links


http://www.stadt-burg.de
http://www.burgundumgebung.de

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