The German word Burg means
castle
A castle is a type of fortification, fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by Military order (monastic society), military orders. Scholars usually consider a ''castle'' to be the private ...
. Burg or Bürg may refer to:
Places
Placename element
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-burg'', a combining form in Dutch, German and English placenames
* Burg, a variant of
burh
A burh () or burg was an Anglo-Saxon 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 ...
, the fortified towns of Saxon England
Settlements
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Burg, Aargau, Switzerland
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Burg, Bernkastel-Wittlich, Germany
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Burg, Bitburg-Prüm, Germany
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Burg, Brandenburg, Germany
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Burg, Dithmarschen, Germany
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Burg auf Fehmarn, 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 L ...
, Germany
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Burg im Leimental, 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 lar ...
, Netherlands
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The Burg, Illinois, United States
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Burg, Hautes-Pyrénées, France
* Burg,
Kilfinichen and Kilvickeon
Kilfinichen and Kilvickeon is a Civil parishes in Scotland, civil parish on the Isle of Mull in the county of Argyll, Scotland, part of the Argyll and Bute council area. It is one of three parishes on the island and extends over the south-weste ...
parish, 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
Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Sou ...
, United States, also known as Burg
Other uses
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Burg (surname) Burg or Bürg is a German, Dutch, and Jewish
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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 ...
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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:
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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 language, 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
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-bury
A burh () or burg was an Anglo-Saxon 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
A burgh ( ) is an Autonomy, autonomous municipal corporation in Scotland, usually a city, town, or toun in Scots language, Scots. This type of administrative division existed from the 12th century, when David I of Scotland, King David I created ...
, the common Scottish variant of burg
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Burger (disambiguation)
Burger or Burgers may refer to:
Food and drink Foods
* Hamburger, a food 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 be ...
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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 S ...
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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 Bur ...
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Berg (disambiguation)
Berg may refer to:
People
*Berg (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name)
* General Berg (disambiguation)
*Berg Ng (born 1960), Hong Kong actor
* Berg (footballer, born 1963), Ninimbergue dos Santos Guerra, Brazilian footbal ...
, a placename meaning "mountain" or "rock", frequently confused with burg
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Burgk, a settlement in Germany
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