Magdeburg facts for kids
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Magdeburg
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![]() View of Magdeburg and cathedral, from the tower of the Johanniskirche
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Country | Germany | |
State | Saxony-Anhalt | |
District | Urban district | |
Subdivisions | 40 boroughs | |
Elevation | 43 m (141 ft) | |
Population
(2006-12-31)
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• Total | 229,826 | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
Postal codes |
39104-39130
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Dialling codes | 0391 | |
Vehicle registration | MD | |
Website | www.magdeburg.de |
Magdeburg is the capital of the state of Saxony-Anhalt, in Germany. The city covers an area of 201 km2 (77.6 sq mi). About 236,000 people live there (2016).
A demonstration of air pressure (called the Magdeburg spheres) was done here by Otto von Guericke in 1656. Also, the 18th century composer Georg Philipp Telemann was born here.
Images for kids
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Kaiser Otto I and his wife Edith arrive near Magdeburg (Hugo Vogel 1898, Ständehaus Merseburg)
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Gaspar Schott's sketch of Otto von Guericke's Magdeburg hemispheres experiment.
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Elbe river in Magdeburg
See also
In Spanish: Magdeburgo para niños
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Distinguished Hispanic diplomats
![]() | Raymond Telles |
![]() | Esteban Torres |
![]() | Romualdo Pacheco |
![]() | Raúl Héctor Castro |
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