The best city hikes and walks in Rogätzer Hang - Ohremündung

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 Burg bei Magdeburg train station is located in the northwest of the city and was opened in 1846 on the Berlin–Magdeburg railway line. The facility is a through station with three platforms and several listed buildings, including the station building, a water tower, and a crane system. Between 1896 and 1965, the transshipment station of the Jerichower Kleinbahnen also existed about 500 m from the main station. During this time, further freight facilities, connections, and an expansion of the station building were built. After the closure of the local railway, the main line was modernized several times. The station forecourt received an award in 1999 as "the most beautiful in Saxony-Anhalt". https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahnhof_Burg_(b_Magdeburg)

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)

The listed Bismarck Tower in Burg, dating from 1906, is a stately landmark in honour and memory of Reich Chancellor Prince Otto von Bismarck. The 27-metre-high observation tower, constructed from granite and clinker, stands on the Windmühlenberg – an offshoot of the Fläming ridge. The construction of the Bismarck Tower originated from an idea by some 20th-century Bismarck admirers. Thanks to a call for donations, financing was secured, allowing the Bismarck Tower to be ceremoniously opened in 1907. The local association Heimatverein Burg und Umgebung e.V. campaigned for the tower's renovation in 2004, which made it possible to access the tower for the Bismarck anniversary in 2007. https://www.touristinfo-burg.de/sehenswertes/tuerme/bismarckturm.html

This beautiful tower even has its own race dedicated to it. This year marks the 20th anniversary. A wonderful running event!

https://www.touristinfo-burg.de/ Opening hours: May - September Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Saturday 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM October - April Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Closed on Saturdays Closed on public holidays.

In the middle of the city. Nice to just relax

Only the facade remains, behind it beautifully built new residential units.