| Calvörde | |
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Calvörde
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Location of Calvörde within Börde district
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| Coordinates | |
| Administration | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| District | Börde |
| Municipal assoc. | Flechtingen |
| Mayor | Volkmar Schliephake (CDU) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 122.09 km2 (47.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 52 m (171 ft) |
| Population | 3,711 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 30 /km2 (79 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | BK |
| Postal codes | 39359, 39638 |
| Area codes | 039051, 039056, 039058, 039059 |
| Website | www.calvoerde.de |
Calvörde (German pronunciation: [kalˈføːʁdə] ( listen)) is a municipality in the Börde district 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 Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Flechtingen. 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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