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 (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].

References

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  16. [6] . Q1194038. wikidata.org.
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  31. [37] . statistikportal.de. Retrieved . statistikportal.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  14. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [54] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [55] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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