Magdeburg

capital city of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt
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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 (129,229 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 instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[11].
  • Magdeburg's instance of is recorded as big city[12].
  • Magdeburg's instance of is recorded as Lutherstadt[13].
  • Magdeburg's instance of is recorded as college town[14].
  • Magdeburg's instance of is recorded as Hanseatic city[15].
  • Magdeburg's instance of is recorded as independent city of Saxony-Anhalt[16].
  • Magdeburg's instance of is recorded as city[17].
  • Magdeburg's instance of is recorded as state capital in Germany[18].
  • Magdeburg's shares border with is recorded as Börde District[19].
  • Magdeburg's shares border with is recorded as Jerichower Land[20].
  • Magdeburg's shares border with is recorded as Salzlandkreis[21].
  • Magdeburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Harbin[22].
  • Magdeburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Brunswick[23].
  • Magdeburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Le Havre[24].
  • Magdeburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Radom[25].
  • Magdeburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sarajevo[26].
  • Magdeburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nashville[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[11], big city[12], Lutherstadt[13], college town[14], Hanseatic city[15], and independent city of Saxony-Anhalt[16].

Cultural Significance

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

Why It Matters

Magdeburg ranks in the top 0.31% of urban_municipality_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (129,229 views/month, #4 of 1,277).[2] Magdeburg has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] Magdeburg is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

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

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · PUUUVL · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Logo image → Logo Ottostadt Magdeburg.svg
    Instance of → urban municipality in Germany, big city, Lutherstadt +5
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P154]]: Logo Ottostadt Magdeburg.svg"
  2. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+22676'}, {'amount': '+235723'}, {'amount': '+238136'} +9
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  3. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 4G2XCy
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  4. 14w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 → 78493
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  5. 14w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+22676'}, {'amount': '+235723'}, {'amount': '+238136'} +9
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  6. 16w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
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  7. 17w ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Hikr waypoint id → 81873
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Genadendal Music Archive
    Flag image → Flagge Magdeburg.svg
    Thesaurus linguae aegyptiae thesaurus id → —
    + 268 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10077]]: geografico/1202258"
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