Burg (also known as Burg bei Magdeburg to distinguish from other places with the same name) is a town of about 22,400 inhabitants on the Elbe–Havel Canal in northeastern Germany, 25 km (16 mi) northeast of Magdeburg.

It is the capital of the Jerichower Land district in the state of Saxony-Anhalt.

Like other German towns and cities, Burg shows its connection to the Roland saga with a statue, which was restored in 1999.

that the name comes from the Slavic word bor, meaning coniferous forest.

The municipality Burg bei Magdeburg consists of the town Burg bei Magdeburg and the formerly independent municipalities Detershagen, Ihleburg, Niegripp, Parchau, Schartau and Reesen.