Magdeburg

	Municipality
Flag	Coat of arms
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Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Urban district
Subdivisions	40 boroughs
Government
• Lord mayor	Lutz Trümper (SPD)
Area
• Total	200.95 km2 (77.59 sq mi)
Elevation	43 m (141 ft)
Population (2014-01-01)
• Total	231,021
• Density	1,149.644/km2 (2,977.56/sq mi)
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Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	39104–39130
Vehicle registration	MD
Website	www.magdeburg.de

Magdeburg (German: [ˈmakdəbʊʁk] ( listen); Low Saxon: Meideborg [ˈmaˑɪdebɔɐ̯x]) is the capital of the state of Saxony-Anhalt, in Germany. The city covers an area of 201 km² (77.6 sq mi). About 236,000 people live there (2016).

A demonstration of air pressure (called the Magdeburg spheres) was done here by Otto von Guericke in 1656. Also, the 18th century composer Georg Philipp Telemann was born here.

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