Magdeburg part one of two

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Founded by Charlemagne in 805 as Magadoburg (probably from Old High German magad 'maid, virgin,, the town was fortified in 919 by King Henry I the Fowler against the Magyars and Slavs. In 937, Magdeburg was the seat of a royal assembly. Otto I also continually returned to it and was also buried in the cathedral.

The Archbishopric of Magdeburg was founded in 968 at the synod of Ravenna; Adalbert of Magdeburg was consecrated as its first archbishop. The archbishops played a prominent role in the German colonization of the Slavic lands east of the Elbe river.

In 1035 Magdeburg received a patent giving the city the right to hold trade exhibits and conventions, the basis of the later family of city laws known as Magdeburg rights. These laws were adopted and modified throughout Central and Eastern Europe. Visitors from many countries begin to trade in Magdeburg.

In the 13th century, Magdeburg became a member of the Hanseatic League. With more than 20,000 inhabitants Magdeburg was one of the largest cities in the Holy Roman Empire. The town had an active maritime commerce on the west (towards Flanders), with the countries of the North Sea, and maintained traffic and communication with the interior (for example Brunswick).

The city was besieged (1550-1551) by Maurice, Elector of Saxony, but it retained its independence.

In 1631, during the Thirty Years' War, imperial troops under Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly, stormed the city and committed a massacre, killing about 20,000 inhabitants and burning the town in the sack of Magdeburg. The city had withstood a first siege in 1629 by Albrecht von Wallenstein. After the war, a population of only 400 remained. According to the Peace of Westphalia (1648), Magdeburg was assigned to Brandenburg-Prussia after the death of the current administrator, August of Saxe-Weissenfels, as the semi-autonomous Duchy of Magdeburg; this occurred in 1680.

In the course of the Napoleonic Wars, the fortress surrendered to French troops in 1806. The city was annexed to the French-controlled Kingdom of Westphalia in the 1807 Treaty of Tilsit. King Jérôme appointed Count Heinrich von Blumenthal as mayor. In 1815, after the Napoleonic Wars, Magdeburg was made the capital of the new Prussian Province of Saxony. In 1912, the old fortress was dismantled, and in 1908, the municipality Rothensee became part of Magdeburg,
Magdeburg's center has a number of Stalinist neo-classicist buildings.

Near the end of World War II, the city of about 340,000 became capital of the Province of Magdeburg. The Magdeburg/Rothensee plant that produced synthetic oil from lignite coal was a target of the Oil Campaign of World War II. The impressive Gründerzeit suburbs north of the city, called the Nordfront, were destroyed as well as the city's main street with its Baroque buildings. Post-war the area was part of the Soviet Zone of Occupation and many of the remaining pre-World War II city buildings were destroyed, with only a few buildings near the cathedral restored to their pre-war state. Prior to the reunification of Germany, many surviving Gründerzeit buildings were left uninhabited and, after years of degradation, waiting for demolition. From 1949 on until German reunification on 3 October 1990, Magdeburg belonged to the German Democratic Republic.

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There are a number of films here on the packaging industry. This is because I am the publisher of Central and Eastern European Packaging -- http://www.ceepackaging.com - the international platform for the packaging industry in this region focusing on the latest innovations, trends, design, branding, legislation and environmental issues with in-depth profiles of major industry achievers. Most people may think packaging pretty boring but it possibly effects your life more than you really imagine!

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[alejandronskiy]

ur a genious in movie making!!! please, what is the name of this song??? (its a video of you): watch?v=0_aHtxly8F4, really nice song!!!

[alanheath]

This is from the film Goldeneye (1995).

I am in Tyneside now but unfortunately there is not going to be a film of Durham. There will be films of other places however!

[alejandronskiy]

too bad, thanks for the info though! I was in tyneside a few weeks ago, cheers!

[alanheath]

I am in Munich now drove from Hannover this morning. Took the plane there from Newcastle last night!

[VlogasaurusFlex]

I was kidding.. I just enjoyed your Ripper videos. Was wishing for more.

[VlogasaurusFlex]

B-but when was Catherine Eddowes soliciting here??

Gee, she really got around..

[repairbooksdotcodotu]

I live in Cramlington - fancy a trip to Magdeburg next year..

[alanheath]

I will probably do more the next time I am in London!

[alanheath]

Surely that should be Elizabeth Stride in Gothenburg (Sweden)?