The German word Burg means castle. Burg or Bürg may refer to:
Places
Placename element
* ''
-burg
A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely.
History
In the Middle Ag ...
'', a combining form in Dutch, German and English placenames
* Burg, a variant of
burh
A burh () or burg was an Old English fortification or fortified settlement. In the 9th century, raids and invasions by Vikings prompted Alfred the Great to develop a network of burhs and roads to use against such attackers. Some were new constr ...
, the fortified towns of Saxon England
Settlements
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Burg, Aargau
Burg is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
History
Unter-Rinach Castle, which the village name references, was probably built in the 12th Century. It was the family seat of the lords of Rinach, who w ...
, Switzerland
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Burg, Bernkastel-Wittlich
Burg (Mosel) is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is purely a winegrowing and tourism centre.
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, Germany
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Burg, Bitburg-Prüm, Germany
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Burg, Brandenburg
Burg (Spreewald) ( dsb, Bórkowy (Błota)) is a municipality in the district of Spree-Neiße, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany.
History
From 1815 to 1947, Burg was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part ...
, Germany
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Burg, Dithmarschen, Germany
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Burg auf Fehmarn
Fehmarn (, da, Femern; from Old Wagrian Slavic "''Fe More''", meaning "''In the Sea''") is an island in the Baltic Sea, off the eastern coast of Germany's northernmost state of Schleswig-Holstein. It is Germany's third-largest island, after Rü ...
, Germany
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Burg bei Magdeburg
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, northeast of Magdeburg. It is the capital of the Jerichower Land ...
, Germany
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Burg im Leimental
Burg im Leimental is a municipality in the district of Laufen in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.
History
Burg im Leimental is first mentioned in 1168 as ''Biedertan'' though this was referring to Alt-Biederthal Castle. In 1520 it ...
, Switzerland
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Den Burg
Den Burg is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Texel on the island of the same name, and lies about 12 km north of Den Helder.
Overview
Located in the middle of the island, Den Burg is the larg ...
, Netherlands
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The Burg, Illinois
The Burg is an unincorporated community in Lee County, Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St ...
, United States
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Burg, Hautes-Pyrénées, France
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Burg, Kilninian and Kilmore, a place on the
Isle of Mull, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
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Melber, Kentucky
Melber (also known as Burg and Lewisburg) is an unincorporated community in Graves and McCracken counties in the U.S. state of Kentucky.
Andy Melber, an early postmaster, gave the community his last name.
Zip Code
Melber's zip code, 42069, has ...
, United States, also known as Burg
Other uses
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Burg (surname) Burg or Bürg is a German, Dutch, and Jewish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Burg
* Avraham Burg (born 1955), Israeli politician, son of Yosef Burg
*Eugen Burg (1871–1944), German film actor
*Hansi Burg (1898–1975), Austrian- ...
or Bürg
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Bürg (crater)
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Burg (ship, 2003), a car ferry operating on Switzerland's Lake Zurich
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Burgs (fast-food chain)
Burgs is an Indian fast food chain that mainly serves gourmet burgers including chicken, lamb, fish, prawn, beef and pork, as well as veggie burgers. It also serves ice cream shakes, iced tea, Orangina, B'lue and soft drinks. It is owned by ...
See also
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Burgh (disambiguation)
A burgh is an autonomous corporate entity in Scotland.
For the Etymology, or original historical meaning of the word Burgh see here. see also List of generic forms in place names in Ireland and the United Kingdom.
Burgh may also refer to:
* Burg ...
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Borg (disambiguation)
The Borg is a fictional alien faction from the ''Star Trek'' franchise.
Borg may also refer to:
People
* Borg (surname), list of people with the surname
* Lawrence Springborg, an Australian politician also known as "The Borg"
Places Antarct ...
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Bourg (disambiguation)
Bourg or Le Bourg may refer to:
Places
France Bourg
* Bourg, Aisne, a former commune in France, now part of Bourg-et-Comin
* Bourg, Bas-Rhin, a former commune in Bas-Rhin, now part of Bourg-Bruche
* Bourg, Gironde, also known as Bourg-sur-Gi ...
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Borough
A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely.
History
In the Middle A ...
and
-bury
A burh () or burg was an Old English fortification or fortified settlement. In the 9th century, raids and invasions by Vikings prompted Alfred the Great to develop a network of burhs and roads to use against such attackers. Some were new constru ...
, common English variants of burg
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Burgh, the common Scottish variant of burg
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Burger (disambiguation)
Burger or Burgers may refer to:
Food and drink Foods
* Hamburger, a sandwich consisting of one or more cooked beef patties, placed inside a sliced bread roll or bun roll.
** Cheeseburger, a hamburger with added cheese(s)
* Ground beef, minced ...
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Bürger
Bürger or Buerger is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
* Gottfried August Bürger, German poet
* Heinrich Bürger, German physicist and biologist
* Heinrich Otto Wilhelm Bürger, German zoologist
* Karl-Heinz Bürger, German SS-O ...
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Burgher (disambiguation)
Burgher may refer to:
* Burgher (social class), a medieval, early modern European title of a citizen of a town, and a social class from which city officials could be drawn
** Burgess (title), a resident of a burgh in northern Britain
** Grand Burg ...
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Berg (disambiguation), a placename meaning "mountain" or "rock", frequently confused with burg
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Burgk, a settlement in Germany
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