Magdeburg

Summary

Magdeburg is an urban municipality in Germany^[1]. Magdeburg ranks in the top 0.31% of urban_municipality_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,204 views/month, #4 of 1,277).^[2]

Key Facts

• Magdeburg was a member of Bund der Lutherstädte^[3].
• Magdeburg was a member of Climate Alliance^[4].
• Magdeburg was a member of Mayors for Peace^[5].
• Magdeburg is located in Saxony-Anhalt^[6].
• Magdeburg is in the country of Germany^[7].
• Magdeburg is on the body of water Elbe^[8].
• Magdeburg is on the body of water Alte Elbe^[9].
• Magdeburg's head of government is recorded as Simone Borris^[10].
• Magdeburg's image is recorded as Aerial view of Magdeburg.jpg^[11].
• Magdeburg's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany^[12].
• Magdeburg's instance of is recorded as big city^[13].
• Magdeburg's instance of is recorded as Lutherstadt^[14].
• Magdeburg's instance of is recorded as college town^[15].
• Magdeburg's instance of is recorded as Hanseatic city^[16].
• Magdeburg's instance of is recorded as independent city of Saxony-Anhalt^[17].
• Magdeburg's instance of is recorded as city^[18].
• Magdeburg's flag image is recorded as Flagge Magdeburg.svg^[19].
• Magdeburg's shares border with is recorded as Börde District^[20].
• Magdeburg's shares border with is recorded as Jerichower Land^[21].
• Magdeburg's shares border with is recorded as Salzlandkreis^[22].
• Magdeburg's coat of arms image is recorded as Wappen Magdeburg.svg^[23].
• Magdeburg's logo image is recorded as Logo ottostadt magdeburg.png^[24].
• Magdeburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Harbin^[25].
• Magdeburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Brunswick^[26].
• Magdeburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Le Havre^[27].

Body

Geography

Magdeburg is in the country of Germany^[7]. Magdeburg is located in Saxony-Anhalt^[6]. Adjacent water bodies include Elbe^[8], a river^[28], in Czech Republic^[29] and Alte Elbe^[9], a river^[30], in Germany^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+22676'}^[32], {'amount': '+235723'}^[33], {'amount': '+238136'}^[34], {'amount': '+238478'}^[35], {'amount': '+238697'}^[36], and {'amount': '+235775'}^[37].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include urban municipality in Germany^[12], big city^[13], Lutherstadt^[14], college town^[15], Hanseatic city^[16], and independent city of Saxony-Anhalt^[17].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Magdeburg include 1. FC Magdeburg^[38], an association football club^[39], in Germany^[40], founded in 1965^[41], headquartered in Magdeburg^[42]; Magdeburg hemispheres^[43], an experiment^[44]; Magdeburg^[45], a corvette^[46]; Magdeburg-Cochstedt Airport^[47], a commercial airport^[48], in Germany^[49]; and Magdeburg Government Region^[50], a Regierungsbezirk^[51], in Germany^[52], founded in 1816^[53].

Why It Matters

Magdeburg ranks in the top 0.31% of urban_municipality_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,204 views/month, #4 of 1,277).^[2] Magdeburg has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[54] Magdeburg is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[55]

Entities named for Magdeburg include 1. FC Magdeburg^[38], an association football club^[39], in Germany^[40], founded in 1965^[41], headquartered in Magdeburg^[42]; Magdeburg hemispheres^[43], an experiment^[44]; Magdeburg^[45], a corvette^[46]; Magdeburg-Cochstedt Airport^[47], a commercial airport^[48], in Germany^[49]; and Magdeburg Government Region^[50], a Regierungsbezirk^[51], in Germany^[52], founded in 1816^[53].