Image Coa: | DEU Burg (Dithmarschen) COA.svg |
Coordinates: | 54°N 25°W |
Image Plan: | Burg in HEI.PNG |
State: | Schleswig-Holstein |
District: | Dithmarschen |
Amt: | Burg-Sankt Michaelisdonn |
Elevation: | 1-65 |
Area: | 11.23 |
Postal Code: | 25712 |
Area Code: | 04825 |
Licence: | HEI |
Gemeindeschlüssel: | 01 0 51 016 |
Website: | www.burg-dithmarschen.de |
Mayor: | Werner Hill |
Burg is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.It lies at the rim of the Heide-Itzehoe Geest with parts of the village in the marshland below. It was named after a fortress "Bökelnburg" of which a 9th-century earth wall ring remains. According to legend Burg was the site of a farmer's revolt. They burned down the castle and killed the count who had asked for a "tenth" tribute despite it being a time of drought.