Exchange Guide Book National Incoming's Care and Excursion Project
Magdeburg
2 Welcome! Welcome to Magdeburg! In this guide, we have collected some information about our city and your stay in Germany that may be useful to make it easier for you to find what you need. But if you have any further questions, don’t hesitate to ask. Now, we wish you a great time here in Magdeburg and all the best for you stay – we hope you will enjoy it!
Police Emergency Number
Phone number: 110 Phone number: 112
Hospital
OvGU Magdeburg Medizinische Fakultät Leipziger Str. 44 39120 Magdeburg
Hospital Gynaecology
Universitätsfrauenklinik GerhartHauptmann Straße 35 39108 Magdeburg
Tourist Information
TouristInformation Magdeburg ErnstReuterAllee 12 39104 Magdeburg
Local Committee
austausch_magdeburg@bvmd.de
Your Flat
3 Who are we? We, the AG Austausch Magdeburg, are the local exchange officers responsible for organizing your stay. We belong to the bvmd, the national representative organization of German medical students, which is a member of the IFMSA. We are all medical students throughout the different years and are your contact persons for the time of your stay. So if you encounter any problems, be it with your room, with your internship, or with your stay in general, please talk to us so that we can help you. You can always reach us via E足Mail or via the contact persons that have contacted you before the beginning of your stay. We are also responsible for organizing the social program with you and the other exchange students, so you will get to meet many of us during your stay 余足)
AG Austausch Magdeburg Top (left to right): Monique, Christine, Miri, Tom, Jan Bottom: Martin, Hoa, Janine, Arne
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German Culture
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Drinking and Dancing
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Shopping and Holidays
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In and Outside Magdeburg
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Historical Information
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Useful language Important things about your stay During your stay, you will be provided with 50€ for boarding each week. Also, we have a certain amount of money for the social program, e.g. to go to other cities, like Berlin, Dresden or Hamburg, to visit sights, and the like. If you tell us which places you would like to visit, we can arrange trips with the other Incomings, but you can travel on your own as well of course. Moreover, we try to provide some mobile phones and bicycles for our Incomings. Unfortunately, depending on how many Incomings we have each month, the phones and bikes we have may not be enough for everyone to get one. For the bicycles we need 25€ as a deposit, from which you will get back 20€ when returning the bike, the rest is for maintenance. For the phones, the deposit is 5€, which we will return to you at the end of your stay as well. For the phones you can get cheap prepaidcards here which you can charge by yourself, and if you need help with this just ask us. We will also try to organize regular gettogethers during your stay, for example cookingnights, going to bars together or having a barbecue if the weather is appropriate.
5 German Culture What do you think of when you hear the word “German”? Maybe you think of Prussian virtues like Punctuality, Diligence, Sense of duty. Maybe you think of “the Krauts”: Keyword Oktoberfest with dirndl dress, sauerkraut and yodeling. Maybe you think of fascism. However, hopefully you don’t reduce us to any of those prejudices! It’s true that punctuality is important in Germany and of course you should always be on time at your workplace. Also, when meeting up with friends, eight o'clock usually means eight o'clock, not half past eight. To the Oktoberfest, which is very famous all over the world, six to seven million visitors are attracted to every year. But this is only a special event in Bavaria – not every German is dressed like this all the time! ;) And there are also other important festivities, such as the Carnival in spring or on the 11th November, New Year’s Eve celebration and Christmas. Apart from that, we hope that Magdeburg will welcome you with open arms. There are many students from foreign countries here and we are happy about each of you. Here is some advice to cope well with Germans: Don’t expect them to be too friendly. You may find them in a grumpy mood, even the shopkeepers, but eventually you will get used to it. They don’t mean it. Don’t ask women of more than approximately 20 years for their age. Never ask anyone about their weight. Saying "Gesundheit!" after one sneezes is a polite way of wishing them well. Most Germans learn English in school, but especially the elderly may not be used to it and everyone will be pleased if you try to learn some German. It’s definitely worth a try! ;)
Seeing Magdeburg from above With a hotair balloon
6 Drinking and Dancing Bars This is just a selection of bars around the Hasselbachplatz, which is our bar district. Visit the bars' websites for information about opening hours and upcoming events. Enjoy!
Average prices: 0,3l beer is around 2€ Cocktails start at around 5€
3. The Hyde 1. Flower Power 4. Café Central 2. Stern Bar billiard, table soccer loud music back to the 20’s get a "red" feeling great variety of beer cheap drinks Wlan billiard tables rock music alternative/rock music poetry slams, concerts rock music 5. Espresso Kartell tasty food, Wlan great variety of drinks and shakes
6. Coco all the cocktails you can imagine (500) smokers welcome
7. Lion's Pub Irish Pub great food and Irish beer
8. Escape good cocktails homemade soup smokers welcome
7 Drinking and Dancing Clubs Electronic/House/Black Music Prinzclub: Halberstädterstr. 113, 39112 MD; Fr/Sa 23:00, theme party studio 54, A bit more glamorous Club with national and international DJs, dresscode: business/smartcasual Alternative/Indie P7: JohannGottlobNathusiusRing 5, 39106 MD; open different days a week, bands, theater plays and indie music Mixed music depending on theme parties Factory: KarlSchmidtStr. 2629, 39104 MD; Parties and Concerts on Wednesday/Friday/Saturdays First: Alter Markt 13, 39104 MD; FrSa. Start 21:00, 25 years and older, ladies nights, 80’s Parties, House music, dresscode: business/smartcasual Boys’n’Beats: Liebknechtstraße 89, 39110 MD; gay bar, MiSa 21:00, Karaoke, Beats Parties Original Student Clubs Baracke: Club for University Students, Uni Campus, Tuesdays at 22:00/Saturdays at 23:00 Kiste: Club run by Medicine Students, Leipzigerstr. 44, Haus 31a, 39120 MD (on hospital grounds); changing dates and times > The Kiste is currently unavailable due to a fire, but will hopefully have been rebuild soon! Visit the clubs' websites for more information about their events.
This picture could show The Hasselbachplatz.
8 Shopping For groceries you could look for ALDI, LIDL, NETTO or PENNY these are our food discounters with studentfriendly prices, while REWE and EDEKA are slightly more expensive. One of the mentioned will definitely be near your flat. Opening hours are generally from 7 or 8am to 8pm on weekdays and from 8am to 4pm on Saturdays. On Sundays the shops are generally closed. Although there are two big shopping centers, the AlleeCenter and the City Carré (Look at the map provided), Magdeburg actually lacks big shopping streets in downtown in comparison to other German cities. Nevertheless, there are also small, lowbudget shops along the Breiter Weg, as well as some more expensive boutiques. Almost all stores accept debit cards and all shops accept cash. Important to know are opening times of shops. Generally, most shops are open from Monday to Friday from 10 am to 8 pm. On Saturdays most shops close early around 2 pm and are closed on Sundays and on public holidays. That is why we have socalled “Late shops” (“Spätis”), which are open longer, where you can buy alcohol during the night. They can be found here: Go In, Leipziger Straße 48 (14:00 22:00) Der Shop am Hassel, Hallesche Str. 4 (12:00 0:00) Magdeburger Spätshop, Halberstädter Straße 70 (15:00 2:00) Magdeburger Spätshop, Arndtstraße 36 (15:00 – 2:00) 24h NP, Jakobstraße 13 (open from Monday 7:00 to Saturday 20:00) And don’t forget that the internet is always helpful if you need to find out where the nearest shop in your neighbourhood is and when it is open.
This is the Adolf MittagSee Located in the RotehornPark on the island in the river Elbe
9 Public Holidays Here is a list of the holidays we have. Note that on these days the shops are generally closed: New Year 01.01. Epiphany 06.01. Good Friday variable Easter Monday variable Easter Sunday variable May Day 01.05. Ascension variable Whit Monday variable German Unity Day (National Day) 03.10. Reformation Day 31.10. First Christmas Day 25.12. Second Christmas Day 26.12.
This is the "Grüne Zitadelle" The last building of the artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser
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Grüne Zitadelle Breiter Weg
In case you've got some time left and are wondering how to spend your afternoon or your weekend, you might try and enjoy the awesome sights of Magdeburg! Among other things, there are many beautiful old churches to visit. For example the Magdeburger Dom or the “Kloster unserer lieben Frauen”, which is a museum of fine arts as well. Or you could visit the “Grüne Zitadelle”, a wonderful and inspiring work of the famous architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser.
Or maybe you are a sportive person? Then try one of our many parks such as the “Rotehornpark” in sight of the river Elbe, the “Nordpark” for jogging and exercise and the “Elbauenpark” with the millennium tower and the climbing park, or simply have a break in the green lungs of our city. In the summer you might also enjoy having a barbecue here – we can tell you Millenium Tower the best places for this ;) Elbauenpark If you prefer indoor fitness activities, you could go to one of the McFits, or especially for women: Fitness class women. Try the Sportpark where you can participate in various sports such as Bowling, Tennis, Squash, Badminton, sauna for relaxing and even more. Moreover, Magdeburg offers you several swimming pools and open air pools. The Nautica is for fun and sauna, whereas the “Elbeschwimmhalle” and the Dynamo bath are for those with sportive ambitions.
11 In and outside Magdeburg Magdeburg also has a variety of different lakes where you can enjoy the landscape, go swimming in the summer and play beach volleyball. We have for example the Neustädter, the Barleber and the Salbker Lake. The zoo here in Magdeburg is also quite amazing it's always worth a visit. If you have some more time, e.g. on the weekend, you could organise a trip to the Harz or to the beautiful old cities Wernigerode and Quedlinburg. If you’re lucky, during the Walpurgisnight on the 30th April once a year, you might even spot some witches dancing on the Brocken. Now you know what you could do when you need a break of all the work and stress you might have. ;) Enjoy your time in this terrific city!
Freeclimbing kattas Magdeburg Zoo
Magdeburg dome The city's landmark for over 800 years
Useful Links: Grüne Zitadelle: http://www.gruenezitadelle.de/ McFit: https://www.mcfit.com/de/mcfitstudiomagdeburgaltstadt.html Fitness class women: http://www.fitnessclasswomen.de Sportpark: http://www.sportparkmagdeburg.de/ Nautica: http://www.nauticawasserwelt.de/frames.html Elbeschwimmhalle: http://www.magdeburg.de/index.php?NavID=37.367&object=tx|37.1522.1 Elbauenpark: http://www.mvgmonline.de/elbauenpark/ Climbing Park: http://www.kletterparkmagdeburg.de/
12 Historical Information Here are some historical facts about Magdeburg for those of you who are interested: 805 Magdeburg is mentioned in official papers for the first time 926 Princess Editha, Daughter of King Eduard of England, receives Magdeburg as her wedding gift for the marriage with Otto, son of Henry I 936 Coronation Otto I 962 Coronation Otto I as emperor 968 Foundation of arcdiocese Magdeburg 1017 Foundation of the convent “Kloster unser lieber Frauen“ 1188 Privilege for municipal law awarded by arcbishop Wichmann von Seeburg 1209 Beginning of the domebuilding. First gothic dome in Germany 1240 The city gets an own signet 1296 Magdeburg becomes city of the „Hansebund“ 1520 The dome is finished 1524 Homily of Martin Luther in the Johanneschurch, the city accepts Reformation 1548 Imperial ban is put on the city (it refuses to accept catholicism as it's only religion) 1550 Magdeburg withstands the siege by troops of emperor Karl V 1631 Storming and destruction of the city by imperial troops during the 30 Years' War 1646 Otto von Guericke (1602–1686) becomes mayor. Reconstruction of city begins 1663 Otto von Guericke presents his experiment of the Mageburg hemispheres 1666 Magdeburg becomes part of the Electorate of Brandenburg and is made the strongest fortress of Prussia
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13 Historical Information 1681 Georg Philip Telemann (famous composer) is born in Magdeburg 1714 Prussia shifts its administrative bodies from Halle to Magdeburg 1807 Napoleonic troops occupy the city; Magdeburg belongs to the Kingdom of Westphalia until 1813 1815 Magdeburg becomes capital of the province Saxony in Prussia 1838 Foundation of buckauer factory for machinery. Magdeburg develops to a city of heavymachine construction 1886 Building of the trading harbor 1908 Hans Grade starts in Cracau (today a district of Magdeburg) for the first enginedriven flight in Germany 1927 The city hall is built 1945 Destruction of Magdeburg by bombers of the allied forces during World War II. Magdeburg becomes part of the Soviet occupation zone 1951 Reconstruction starts 1953 The Technical University and 1 year later the Medical Academy are founded 1990 Magdeburg becomes Capital of SaxonyAnhalt 1993 The Technical University, the Medical Academy and the University of Education become the „Otto von Guericke Universität“ 2001 Handballplayers of the SC Magdeburg win the European Cup 2003 Construction of the „Grüne Zitadelle“ begins, it is the last building of Friedensreich Hundertwasser (famous architect) 2005 Magdeburg celebrates 1200 years
The Dome ... and not so nice weather
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