Burg bei Magdeburg
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Burg bei Magdeburg is a town of about 23,900 inhabitants on the Elbe–Havel Canal in northeastern Germany, 25 kilometers northeast of Magdeburg. It is the capital of the Jerichower Land district in the state of Saxony-Anhalt.
The town is known for its mediaeval churches and towers. Due to the numerous towers and steeples Burg has also the sobriquet City of Towers. Like other German towns and cities, Burg shows its connection to the Roland saga by a statue, renewed in 1999.