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 (960 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 shares border with is recorded as Börde District^[18].
• Magdeburg's shares border with is recorded as Jerichower Land^[19].
• Magdeburg's shares border with is recorded as Salzlandkreis^[20].
• Magdeburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Harbin^[21].
• Magdeburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Brunswick^[22].
• Magdeburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Le Havre^[23].
• Magdeburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Radom^[24].
• Magdeburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sarajevo^[25].
• Magdeburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nashville^[26].
• Magdeburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Zaporizhzhia^[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 Magdeburg hemispheres^[38], an experiment^[39]; Magdeburg^[40], a corvette^[41]; Magdeburg Government Region^[42], a Regierungsbezirk^[43], in Germany^[44], founded in 1816^[45]; Magdeburg-Cochstedt Airport^[46], a commercial airport^[47], in Germany^[48]; and 1. FC Magdeburg^[49], an association football club^[50], in Germany^[51], founded in 1965^[52].

Why It Matters

Magdeburg ranks in the top 0.31% of urban_municipality_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (960 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 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[54]

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