Spy head
The spy head is an elevation in the Salbke district of Magdeburg .
The hill in the south of Magdeburg reaches a height of 72.5 meters. On a raised platform belonging to the spy head there are now houses and several allotment gardens.
The name "spy head" probably comes from the assumption that during the siege of Magdeburg's old town to the north, observers spied on what was happening inside the city from this hill. The point is said to have had a special meaning during the siege of Magdeburg by Tilly during the Thirty Years War in 1631.
In the 1920s, various old skeletons were found during construction work on the spy head. At that time it was assumed that they date from the time of the Thirty Years' War .
Coordinates: 52 ° 4 ′ N , 11 ° 39 ′ E