Biology of Business

Magdeburg

TL;DR

Magdeburg's 244,329 residents sit atop a freight habitat engineered by a 918-metre water bridge, Saxony-Anhalt's busiest inland port, and a EUR250 million automated logistics hub.

municipality in Saxony-Anhalt

By Alex Denne

Underappreciated Fact

REWE's 2024 Magdeburg logistics centre cost EUR250 million, spans 49,500 square metres, and can handle up to 286,000 cases per day because the city's engineered freight network already exists.

Key Facts

244,329
Population