Kalbe

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Kalbe

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Kalbe
Coordinates: 52°38′00″N 11°24′00″E / 52.6333°N 11.4000°E / 52.6333; 11.4000Coordinates: 52°38′00″N 11°24′00″E / 52.6333°N 11.4000°E / 52.6333; 11.4000
Country Germany
State Saxony-Anhalt
District Altmarkkreis Salzwedel
Government
  Mayor Karsten Ruth
Area
  Total 272.51 km2 (105.22 sq mi)
Elevation 29 m (95 ft)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
  Total 7,940
  Density 29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 39624, 39638
Dialling codes 039080, 039009, 039030, 039081, 039085
Vehicle registration SAW
Website www.vg-arendsee-
kalbe.de

Kalbe is a town in the Altmarkkreis Salzwedel (district), in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km north of Gardelegen, on the river Milde. To avoid confusion with Calbe, it is also called Kalbe an der Milde.

Kalbe an der Milbe, was the location of the World War II German Naval VLF Goliath transmitter complex.

References

  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden 31.12.2012". Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt (in German). January 2014. 
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