Magdeburg
About Magdeburg
Magdeburg is the capital of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. The city is on the Elbe river. The city was mentioned for the first time in a documentary record as "Magadoburg" in the Capitulary of Diedenhofen by Charlemagne in 805.
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Otto von Gierke did this in Magdeburg, and Magdeburg had very, very recently been the victim of the worst atrocity in the 30 Years War, where the population went down from 20,000 to 4,000 due to an enormous massacre.
from No Such Thing As Chekhov's Volcano, 2026-06-04 at 00:23:06 · read transcript
Other times Magdeburg came up
Isn't it great? Look at that. Magdeburg hemispheres. You're welcome. I guess we should say what causes them to stick is basically that the air pressure on the.
No Such Thing As Chekhov's Volcano, 2026-06-04 · listen
Okay. Cozy goop. There's a monument to him or to the spheres in Magdeburg now. Yeah. It's beautiful.
No Such Thing As Chekhov's Volcano, 2026-06-04 · listen
Look at this! There you go! Oh my God! I brought you some mini Magdeburg spheres. I'm so excited!
No Such Thing As Chekhov's Volcano, 2026-06-04 · listen
Coordinates: 52.1315, 11.6401