FSCS 2006 About Magdeburg

FSCS 2006 – Symposium on Fuzzy Systems in Computer Science 2006

Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Germany

September 27th and 28th, 2006

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About Magdeburg

History

Even though, a myth dates back its origin to 9 B.C., Magdeburg was first officially mentioned in 805. Therefore, the city - the capital of Saxony-Anhalt - celebrated its 1200 year anniversary.	Logo of 1200 year anniversary

Emperor Otto the Great	The emperor Otto the Great (912-973) had a particular love for Magdeburg his favourite palatinate. His first wife Editha had received Magdeburg as a morning gift at their wedding. In the following centuries Magdeburg developed to a very important religious and economic centre of the Middle Ages.

Magdeburg's history is closely connected with Otto von Guericke who conducted in the 17th century the hemisphere experiment in the town and proved the existence of vacuums. The permanent exhibition in the 'Lukasklause' provides an insight into the life and work of the city's most famous son.	Lukasklause

Monastery of Our Lady	Due to the beautiful Monastery of Our Lady and other architectural marvels in Romanesque style, Magdeburg has been referred to as the "pearl" of the Romanesque Road, a touristic highlight in Saxony-Anhalt.

However, Magdeburg's most impressive building, is the cathedral dominating the historical city centre. The cathedral is the first gothic church building in Germany and with a height of 104 m the highest church building of East Germany.

View on Magdeburg Cathedral and Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt

If you would like to know more about Magdeburg's history please visit http://www.magdeburg-tourist.de for more details.

Cafés & Bars

A wide range of different bars, pubs and clubs is situated around the "Hasselbachplatz". In the "Breiter Weg" close to this area you find for example:

	Café Mausefalle - Breiter Weg 224 http://www.cafe-mausefalle.de
	George - Breiter Weg 214 http://www.george-cafe-bar.de/

Close to the main station you find an American sportsbar

The Fan - Leiterstraße 1
http://www.fan-sportsbar.de/

where you can play billiard or darts, an ice cafe

The Palazzo - Ulrichplatz 10
http://www.eiscafe-palazzo.de/

In the city center you find several cafes, bars, e.g. the

	Alex - Ulrichplatz 2 http://www.alexgastro.de/
	Cafe Restaurant Flair - Breiter Weg 21 http://www.cafe-flair.de/

If you would like to watch a Hollywood movie, the

Cinemaxx Multiplex - Kantstraße 6
http://www.cinemaxx.de/

is located just across the main station.

Restaurants

You find several restaurants near the university

	Quartiere Latino Ristorante Gelateria - Erzberger Straße 1 (Italian) http://www.ristorante-quartiere-latino.de
	Korfu - Listemannstraße 18 (Greek) http://www.korfu-md.de.vu/
	Taipan - Listemannstraße 18 (Thai/Chinese) http://www.taipan-restaurant.de/

Other restaurants that you might want to consider are:

	La Bodega Espagnola - Domplatz 11 (Spanish)
	Ciao Ciao - Ernst-Reuter-Allee 16 (Italian)
	Herrenkrug Parkhotel - Herrenkrug 3 (German) http://www.herrenkrug.de/
	Le Frog - Heinrich-Heine-Platz 1 (Mediterranean)
	Tsing Tao - Hegelstrasse 1 (Chinese)
	Belmondo - Breiter Weg 202 (Mediterranean)

More addresses of bars and restaurants can be found at http://www.nachtlebenmd.de/ or at http://www.mdevents.de (both only in German)

Culture

Magdeburg offers a wide range of cultural entertainment:

	Theater der Landeshauptstadt http://www.theater-magdeburg.de/
	Freie Kammerspiele http://www.freiekammerspiele.de/
	Puppentheater http://www.puppentheater-magdeburg.de/
	Zwickmühle - Cabaret http://www.magdeburger-zwickmuehle.com/
	Festung Mark http://ms.fphosting.de/festung

For orientation, you may use the online-map of Magdeburg at http://stadtplan.magdeburg.de.

And finally the advise that the museums in Magdeburg can be visited for free. For addresses and opening hours please visit the Magdeburg Tourist Information at http://www.magdeburg-tourist.de

Page last revised on:

07.03.2006