Blumenthal (castle near Magdeburg)

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Blumenthal
City castle
Coordinates: 52 ° 19 ′ 19 ″  N , 11 ° 50 ′ 5 ″  E
Height : 38 m above sea level NHN
Postal code : 39288
Area code : 03921

Blumenthal is a district of the town of Burg in the Jerichower Land district .

geography

Blumenthal lies in the area of ​​the Havelsche Mark. The Elbe flows north of Blumenthal . The place can only be reached via the Blumenthaler Landstrasse from the town of Burg to the south.

history

The first written mention of Blumenthal was in 1300 as Mark zu Blumendall . The Archbishop of Magdeburg Günther II sold the Thu Blumendall brand to the city of Burg in 1440 . To this day, Blumenthal is part of the city of Burg. In 1782 the first brick factory was opened in the village . Construction of the village school began in 1891. From 1998 to 2018 the local association Burg of NABU was based in Blumenthal.

Old spellings of the place name

  • 1300 marks to Blumendall
  • 1440 Thu Blumendall brand
  • 1471 Flower Valley

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