Charles, having completed the conquest of Saxony…

805 CE

Charles, having completed the conquest of Saxony in 804, is the founder, in 805, of a trading village on the present site of Magdeburg, in the region of present Saxony-Anhalt.

Its original name is Magadoburg (probably from Old High German magado for big, mighty and burga for fortress').

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Magdeburg Sachsen-Anhalt Germany View →

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Charlemagne, Conquests of View →

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