Magdeburg

The city of **Magdeburg** (= maiden's castle) is situated on the river Elbe in the north of the German Nation of the Holy Roman Empire. The surrounding land is fertile, although large areas of moorland extend to the north and south of the city. Magdeburg is an important trade centre. The trade route to Lüneburg connects Magdeburg with the Hansa, the trade route to Braunschweig and to Berlin connects the city with the east-west trade and goods from Hamburg and Wittenberg are traded at the inland port.

"Magdeburg" is a moderate-sized map with four city districts and three villages.

## Geography

The whole city of Magdeburg and two of the villages are located on the west bank of the river Elbe, only the village of Prester is on the other side.

The three main city districts have all a wall of their own. The Old Town is protected by a moat as well. The wall of Sudenburg is under construction, but surely finished in a few months.

Only the small city district Werder, an island in the river Elbe, has no wall at all, but the bridge head there is heavily protected by two gates. The only way, to cross the river, is to use the bridges, that connect from Werder to the main part of the city, and to the east bank of the river.

## City Districts

### Old Town

The Old Town (orange) is the biggest city district. The main building there is the cathedral "The Supreme Glory of God" along with the church "St. Helena". The district also houses the city hall and the arsenal. A market place can also be found, along with two wells (one at the harbour and one near the city hall), a school, an execution site, and the port.

### New Town

The New Town (yellow) to the north is much smaller. It is dominated by the church "Twelve Apostles". Nearby, the player finds a market place and a well.

### Werder

Werder (=ait, small river island) (blue) is a small but exclusive city district on the little island on the Elbe.
It only has the market place and a well. There are also a grove and a cemetery on the island, but those do technically belong to the surroundings.

### Sudenburg

Sudenburg (=southern castle) (magenta) to the south has only a partially finished city wall, but is nonetheless a city district. Its main building is the church "St. Mary Magdalen". It has also a market place, a well, a cemetery, and a brushwood.

## Villages

### Prester

The village Prester (green) is located to the east, on the far side of the river Elbe and was probably founded by the Slavs. The workers of the player have to cross two bridges to Werder and further on, in order to reach the city and the other villages.

Its center of the village is formed by the church "St. Martin", the market place, and a nearby well. A second well is to the east. In addition, Prester has also a grove, a brushwood, a lumberyard, a cemetery, and a quarry.

### Olvenstedt

The village of Olvenstedt (=place of Osolf, a mythological wolf) (pink) is to the northwest of the Old Town. It has easy access to the old and the new part of Magdeburg.

The village is built around its church "St. Lawrence" and the market place with a well close by. In addition, the player will find a lumberyard, a brushwood, and a nice fishing spot near a bridge. The cemetery in the proximity belongs already to the surroundings.

### Ottersleben

The last village described here, is Ottersleben (=the property of Otto) (cyan) to the southwest of the city, west of Sudenburg. It was built around the "Church of Compassion" and its market place with the well close by. It houses a brushwood and a mine. In the proximity, but slightly outside the village itself, the player has acces to a quarry and a lumberyard.

## Other Places

### Elbe

The Elbe is the river flowing through Magdeburg and cutting the landscape into two parts. It forks around the island Werder and a second, smaller island, which is uninhabitated. The river also provides water for the city moat, which runs around the Old Town to protect it. The river offers access to the long distance trade routes to Hamburg (north) and Wittenberg (south).

### Surrounding Region

Scattered around the Surrounding Region (grey), many small locations can be found: cemeteries, groves, brushwoods, quarries, mines, lumberyards and fishing spots.

Located on the east bank of the river, outside of the city walls, the "Archbishop's Palace", a fortified castle, watches over river and bridge. It is quite close to the village of Prester.

It also offers access to the long distance trade routes to Berlin (east) and Braunschweig (west).

## Trade Routes

The map offers four long distance trade routes to be opened:

* North: to Hamburg via the river Elbe
* South: to Wittenberg (=white mountain) via the river Elbe
* East: to Berlin via road
* West: to Braunschweig via road
* Not implemented: to Lüneburg

## Additional information

* Find out more about Magdeburg on Wikipedia.

1. ↑ The description talks about a trade route to Lüneburg, which is currently not implemented.

Magdeburg was last edited for version 1.0.4.

Magdeburg was last edited for version 1.0.4.