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Magdeburg, Germany

Magdeburg
Vista Magdeburg.jpg
Magdeburg klasztor Panny Marii 1.jpg Landtag und Hundertwasserhaus.jpg
Jahrtausendturm - Interior.jpg
From top: Cathedral of Magdeburg,
Kloster Unserer Lieben Frauen,
Green Citade of Magdeburg and Landtag of Sachsen-Anhalt, Interior of Jahrtausendturm
Magdeburg   is located in Germany
Magdeburg
Magdeburg
Coordinates: 52°8′0″N 11°37′0″E / 52.13333°N 11.61667°E / 52.13333; 11.61667Coordinates: 52°8′0″N 11°37′0″E / 52.13333°N 11.61667°E / 52.13333; 11.61667
Country Germany
State Saxony-Anhalt
District Urban district
Government
 • Lord Mayor Lutz Trümper
Area
 • Total 200.95 km2 (77.59 sq mi)
Elevation 43 m (141 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
 • Total 235,723
 • Density 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 39104–39130
Dialling codes 0391
Vehicle registration MD
Website www.magdeburg.de
Largest groups of foreign residents
Nationality Population (2014)
 Russia 2,367
 Serbia 855
 Vietnam 708
 China 634
 Poland 532
 Turkey 456

Magdeburg (German pronunciation: [ˈmakdəbʊɐ̯k]; Low Saxon: Meideborg, [ˈmaˑɪdebɔɐ̯x]) is the capital city and the second largest city of the state of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Magdeburg is situated on the Elbe River and was one of the most important medieval cities of Europe.

Emperor Otto I, the first Holy Roman Emperor, founder of the archbishopric of Magdeburg, was buried in the town's cathedral after his death. Magdeburg's version of German town law, known as Magdeburg rights, spread throughout Central and Eastern Europe. The city is also well known for the 1631 Sack of Magdeburg, which hardened Protestant resistance during the Thirty Years' War. Prior to it Magdeburg was one of the largest German cities and a notable member of the Hanseatic League. Magdeburg was destroyed twice in its history.

Magdeburg is the site of two universities, the Otto-von-Guericke University and the Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences.

Nowadays Magdeburg is a traffic junction as well as an industrial and trading centre. The production of chemical products, steel, paper and textiles are of particular economic significance, along with mechanical engineering and plant engineering, ecotechnology and life-cycle management, health management and logistics.


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