Magdeburg

[mag-duh-burg, mahg-duh-boork]

noun

1. the capital of Saxony-Anhalt, in central Germany.

Magdeburg

/ ˈmæɡdəˌbɜːɡ, ˈmakdəbʊrk /

noun

1. an industrial city and port in central Germany, on the River Elbe, capital of Saxony-Anhalt: a leading member of the Hanseatic League, whose local laws, the Magdeburg Laws were adopted by many European cities. Pop: 227 535 (2003 est)

Example Sentences

Magdeburg city authorities initially refused permission for this year's market, saying the planned security measures were insufficient.

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The German city of Magdeburg will have a Christmas market this year, local authorities announced Tuesday, despite safety fears following a deadly car-ramming attack at last year's event.

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A trial begins on Monday for a man accused of carrying out an attack on a Christmas market in the eastern German town of Magdeburg last December in which six people were killed and more than 300 others wounded.

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Taleb A., who is now 51 years old, will appear in Magdeburg regional court charged with murdering six people - a nine-year-old boy and five women between the ages of 45 and 75.

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A temporary courthouse has been erected in Magdeburg for his trial, because of the large number of victims.

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