The best city hikes and walks in Jerichower Land

FORMER STEINHAUS BREWERY - Beer culture in Burg The year 1576 is considered the founding year of the Steinhaus brewery. Burger beer was brewed here until 1983. Numerous other breweries once produced beer for the beer-loving citizens of Burg. Beer production represented an important source of income for the city. The first indications of beer culture can be found in the 12th century. The Kälterling (today a street name) gets its name from a famous Burger beer. A beer brewed in the small town of Tautenburg was called "Kälterling". In Münster, it was called "Költe". Archbishop Friedrich von Borch had the right to brew wheat beer, in addition to the usual barley and oat beers. It is interesting to learn that, in addition to the usual barley and oat beers, brewing rights in the 16th century were valued as pocket money. Later, in 1509, it was counted from a document with brewing rights. In the year 1509, every local paid one guilder for the brewing right. However, every stranger had to pay two guilders to the council. Later, in 1531, the surrounding farmers were forbidden to sell self-brewed beer. This ban was poorly enforced, leading to a veritable beer war that ended with the city's victory. St. Peter's Church (today St. Petri in Franzosenstraße) was even converted into a brewery in 1677. In the 19th century, there were still 24 breweries in Burg, and by 1900 only six remained. Family businesses like Schmidt, Gebhardt, Krepper, Pabst, and Kleinlein provided the "wet gold" in glasses. The economic situation of the post-war period hit the breweries hard. Only the Schmidt and Feldschlösschen breweries survived. The oldest Burg brewery (Steinhaus Brauerei) closed on February 6, 1983. The Feldschlösschen brewery ceased operations in 1990 as the last one.

The historic town mill in Burg near Magdeburg (also known as the water mill on Breiter Weg) is one of the city's most striking technical monuments. The stately, brightly plastered building with its large arched gateway is picturesquely located directly on a loop of the river Ihle. For centuries, the water mill shaped the artisanal and industrial development of the region. Today, the renovated building complex is a popular photo motif during city tours and primarily serves as a residential and commercial property in the middle of the historic city center.

Next to the Oberkirche, the Unterkirche Sankt Nicolai shaped the city's history in the 12th century. The Romanesque granite ashlar building was erected from approx. 1155 to 1186 as the parish church of the Unterstadt. The church is a cruciform pillar basilica with a two-towered west facade. Sankt Nicolai is considered the largest Romanesque granite basilica east of the Elbe and is thus a special sign of fieldstone architecture. The furnishings are kept simple and modest. The pulpit and the magnificent epitaph were created at the beginning of the 17th century. The oldest gravestone in the "Unterkirche" dates from the year 1321. https://www.touristinfo-burg.de/sehenswertes/kirchen/kirche-sankt-nicolai.html

The Roland Burger is the historical landmark of the town of Burg near Magdeburg in Jerichower Land (Saxony-Anhalt). The statue is considered a symbol of civic freedom, independence, and the granting of market rights. The imposing Roland figure is located in the middle of the city center on Rolandplatz in front of the Volksbank Jerichower Land. Size: 5.60 meters high - Weight: 12 tons Depicted as a mighty knight with a gleaming, raised sword. Burg is one of 13 historical Roland towns in Saxony-Anhalt and looks back on a varied history of monuments: 1518: First documented mention of a wooden Roland figure. 1581: Replaced by a stone sandstone figure at the former guild house. 1823: In an act of vandalism, the statue was completely smashed. Only the head and shoulders were preserved as a torso. This original part is now protected in the town's historical town hall. Following fundraising campaigns and civic engagement, the current, true-to-original stone replica was solemnly inaugurated in 1999 on Rolandplatz. https://www.touristinfo-burg.de/sehenswertes/historisches-neu/roland-de-ries.html

The Catholic Parish Church of St. John the Baptist is the central Catholic place of worship in Burg bei Magdeburg and is protected as an official monument. The neo-Gothic brick building was erected between 1904 and 1906. The solemn consecration took place on May 20, 1908, by the Bishop of Paderborn. A special work of art inside is the organ built in 1911 by the company Anton Feith jun., which is under monument protection with 21 registers and 1,150 pipes. After losses in the World Wars, the church has had a complete set of bells again since 1956. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Johannes_der_T%C3%A4ufer_(Burg)

Memorial to the largest railway accident on German soil

The station is located on the Berlin-Magdeburg line. The station building is dark red.

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