Magdeburg Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
capital city of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt
About Magdeburg
Magdeburg was one of the most important medieval cities in Europe. It served as a more or lessde facto"eastern capital" of the Ottonian dynasty in the 10th and 11th century and stayed one of Germany's most important cities until the early modern era. As a centre of the reformation and a town that refused to bow to the emperor's authority in theThirty Years War, Magdeburg became a target of one of the most horrific battles of this war with more than 25,000 dead at the hand of the Catholic forces under Tilly and Pappenheim in the employ of the imperial forces. Tilly christened the event "Magdeburger Hochzeit" or Magdeburg marriage, based on the fact that the "maiden" Magdeburg (Magd is an old German word that can be translated as maid, Magdeburg also has a woman in its coat of arms) had defi
Top Attractions in Magdeburg
Explore the best things to see and do in Magdeburg:
- ★Green Citadel
- ★Kloster unser lieben Frauen
- ★Kulturhistorisches Museum
- ★Millennium Tower
- ★St. John's Church
- ★St. Maurice and St Catherine
Where to Eat in Magdeburg
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Bingöl-Grill
- 🍴Botanica • Speiselokal
- 🍴Bralo House
- 🍴Curry 54
- 🍴Fatira restaurant - Arabic cuisines
- 🍴Fish 2 Go Backfischstube
Where to Stay in Magdeburg
- 🏨Best Western Hotel Geheimer Rat
- 🏨Classik Hotel Magdeburg
- 🏨Dorint Herrenkrug Parkhotel Magdeburg
- 🏨Hotel Stadtfeld
- 🏨ibis budget Magdeburg Barleben
- 🏨InterCity Hotel Magdeburg
Magdeburg Travel Guide Sections
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