Burg: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

Burg’s visitor heritage includes six towers, two Romanesque buildings on the Romanesque Route, historic parks and industrial sites associated with tanning, shoemaking and brewing. When searching for a holiday apartment to rent in Burg, this overview categorizes the named cultural sites, landscapes, cycle paths and waterside attractions.

Culture and history

The named tanner’s residence, dating from the 15th or 16th century, is one of Burg’s oldest surviving half-timbered houses. In the named tin figure cabinet, a 160-square-metre exhibition presents historical scenes from antiquity to the modern era. This includes a 4.35-metre diorama with around 800 figures depicting Napoleon’s retreat from the 1812 campaign in Russia.

The named exhibition on soapmaking at the Historic Tannery displays office furnishings, production equipment and soap products; it is described as unique in Germany. The named Historic Tannery offers guided tours in which machines, equipment and finished products illustrate the tanning process. The exhibition History of the Burg Shoe Factory covers the development of shoe fashion and industrial shoemaking, with machines used from pattern development through to the finished shoe.

The named guided tour Old Town to the Bismarck Tower lasts around 90 minutes and may include a climb to the Bismarck Tower’s viewing platform, depending on the weather.

Nature and landscape

The historic Goethepark, which is listed as a protected monument, covers approximately 8.7 hectares and forms a green axis between Burg railway station and the town centre. The Bürgerholz nature reserve is located near Burg, covers approximately 580 hectares within a 920-hectare woodland area and is a breeding ground for cranes and black storks. It offers a nature trail and a fitness trail for active visitors.

Burg’s named vineyard is described as the town’s highest and oldest point.

Cycle paths and trails

Burg lies on the 75-kilometre Tangermünde–Magdeburg section of the Elbe Cycle Route. The Elbe Cycle Route reaches Burg via the Elbe-Havel Cycle Route; the nearest access point is the Hohenwarthe information centre in Möser. The named Telegraph Cycle Route also passes through Burg, a route more than 800 kilometres long that follows the former Prussian optical telegraph line between Berlin and Koblenz.

Water and further experiences

Lake Niegripp is connected to the Elbe-Havel Canal and is used by anglers and waterway hikers. The area around Lake Niegripp has a bathing beach with separate areas for swimmers and non-swimmers, a dog beach, showers and toilets.

The Zu Den Drei Linden Alpaca Farm offers alpaca cuddling, walks and courses on caring for and handling alpacas.

Further destinations: Möser, Elbe-Parey, Jerichow, Biederitz, Möckern, Gommern, Genthin

For the higher-level travel overview: Jerichower Land.