Magdeburg
Magdeburg Facts
- 805 first mentioned in a document
- city charter since 1188
- since 1990 state capital of Saxony-Anhalt
- geography:
52° 7` 35“ northern latitude 11° 38` 8“ eastern longitude, on the banks of the river Elbe - area of 210 km²
- approximately 230.000 residents
Greeting by Dr. Trümper
Lord mayor of Magdeburg
“The city partnership with Nashville is a very concrete contribution to processes of global development…”
Magdeburg impressions
You´ll find many impressive photographs of Magdeburg in our mediathek.
Local hero from Magdeburg
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben was born in 1730 in Magdeburg. The man who uniquely combined the virtues of unselfishness, military precision and democratic conviction, is praised as one of the founders of German-American friendship.
History
In the year 805 Magdeburg was first mentioned in a document and was chair of Emperor Otto I. who awards the city the right to hold a market, mint coins and collect customs in 968. Magdeburg was completely destroyed in 1681 in the Thirty Years War and in 1945 in World War II. Get more information about the 1200 year old history of Magdeburg.
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