Magdeburg Börde
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The Magdeburg Börde (German: Magdeburger Börde) is the central landscape unit of the state of Saxony-Anhalt and lies to the west and south of the eponymous state capital Magdeburg. Part of a loess belt stretching along the southeastern rim of the North German Plain, it is noted for its very fertile Chernozem soils.
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Native name | Magdeburger Börde |
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Area | ca. 949 km² [1] |
Classification | Handbook of Natural Region Divisions of Germany |
Level 2 Region | 533, 52, 51, 50, 46, 45, 44 (less 441) → Lößbörden |
Major unit group | 50 → Middle German Black Earth Region |
Level 4 Region (major unit) | 504 → Magdeburg Börde |
County/District | Börde, Salzlandkreis, Magdeburg |
State(s) | Saxony-Anhalt |
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