Calvörde
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| Time zone: | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Administration | |
| Country: | Germany |
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| State: | Saxony-Anhalt |
| District: | Ohrekreis |
| Municipial association: | Oebisfelde-Calvörde |
| Mayor: | Klaus Zimmermann (CDU) |
| Basic Statistics | |
| Area: | 36.24 km² (14 sq.mi.) |
| Population: | 1,780 (30 June 2006) |
| - Density: | 49 /km² (127 /sq.mi.) |
| Elevation: | 52 m (171 ft) |
| Further Information | |
| Postal code: | 39359 |
| Area code: | 039051 |
| Licence plate code: | OK |
| Website: | www.calvoerde.de |
Calvörde (Calvörde [kalˈføːʁdə]) is a municipality in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated approx. 15 km northwest from Haldensleben between the Ohre river and the Midland Canal. Calvörde is part of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("collective municipality") Oebisfelde-Calvörde. Before 1944 the Amt of Calvörde was part of the Duchy of Brunswick.
The first documentary mention goes back to the year 1196. At the place, where today still is a bridge, was a ford through the Ohre river. A trade route which came from southeast crossed the river here. It led from Leipzig across Magdeburg to Lüneburg and Hamburg. There also was a second road which came from Braunschweig. The emergence of the ford is attributed to a man named Kale. That's why the historic meaning of "Calvörde" is Kale's ford.
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