Loburg

Loburg is a town and former municipality in the Jerichower Land district, in

Saxony-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt ( ; ) is a States of Germany, state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of and has a population of 2.17 million inhabitants, making it the List of German states ...

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. It is situated on the river Ehle, north of

Zerbst Zerbst () is a List of cities and towns in Germany, town in the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Until an administrative reform in 2007, Zerbst was the capital of the former Anhalt-Zerbst district. Geography Zerbst is sit ...

. Since 1 January 2009, it is part of the town Möckern. The town was first mentioned in the year 965. Local sights are the old town hall from 1747, and the ruins of an 8th century castle. Loburg Storchenhof2

It is home to the Stork Farm Loburg, a sanctuary for injured

storks Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long, stout Beak, bills. They belong to the family (biology), family Ciconiidae, and make up the order Ciconiiformes . Ciconiiformes previously included a number of other families, suc ...

and other wild birds. The Storchenhof also does research in the migration routes and behaviour of storks. It is open to visitors year-round. Towns in Saxony-Anhalt Former municipalities in Saxony-Anhalt Möckern Fläming Heath {{JerichowerLand-geo-stub