Calvörde
Encyclopedia
Calvörde 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.
Börde
Börde, a district in Saxony-Anhalt in Germany, is arguably best known as the area of the former repository for radioactive waste Morsleben. The disposal of waste into the facility ended in 1998.- History :...
district
Districts of Germany
The districts of Germany are known as , except in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Schleswig-Holstein where they are known simply as ....
in Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt is a landlocked state of Germany. Its capital is Magdeburg and it is surrounded by the German states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia.Saxony-Anhalt covers an area of...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It is situated approx. 15 km northwest from Haldensleben
Haldensleben
Haldensleben is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the Ohre river, approx. 30 km northwest from Magdeburg. It is connected by railway to Magdeburg, Oebisfelde and Eilsleben. It is the capital of the district Börde. It has a Protestant and a Catholic church. An old equestrian...
between the Ohre
Ohre
The Ohře is a 316 km long river in Germany and the Czech Republic , left tributary of the Elbe. The basin area of the river has a size of 6,255 km², of which 5,614 km² are in the Czech Republic and 641 km² in Germany...
river and the Midland Canal
Midland Canal
The Mittelland Canal, also known as the Midland Canal, is a major canal in central Germany. It forms an important link in the waterway network of that country, providing the principal east-west inland waterway connection...
. Calvörde is part of the Verbandsgemeinde
Verbandsgemeinde
A Verbandsgemeinde is an administrative unit in the German Bundesländer of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt.-Rhineland-Palatinate:...
("collective municipality") Flechtingen.
Before 1944 the Amt of Calvörde
Calvörde (Amt)
The Amt of Calvörde is a historical Amt in the District of Helmstedt, Brunswick, in today's Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It formed an exclave that was surrounded by the Province of Saxony, Prussia, and in 1944 it was moved to the District of Haldensleben, Province of Saxony...
was part of the Duchy of Brunswick
Duchy of Brunswick
Brunswick was a historical state in Germany. Originally the territory of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel in the Holy Roman Empire, it was established as an independent duchy by the Congress of Vienna in 1815...
.
The first documentary mention goes back to the year 1196. At the place, where today still is a bridge, was a ford
Ford (crossing)
A ford is a shallow place with good footing where a river or stream may be crossed by wading or in a vehicle. A ford is mostly a natural phenomenon, in contrast to a low water crossing, which is an artificial bridge that allows crossing a river or stream when water is low.The names of many towns...
through the Ohre river. A trade route which came from southeast crossed the river here. It led from Leipzig across Magdeburg
Magdeburg
Magdeburg , is the largest city and the capital city of the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Magdeburg is situated on the Elbe River and was one of the most important medieval cities of Europe....
to Lüneburg
Lüneburg
Lüneburg is a town in the German state of Lower Saxony. It is located about southeast of fellow Hanseatic city Hamburg. It is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region, and one of Hamburg's inner suburbs...
and Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
. There also was a second road which came from Braunschweig
Braunschweig
Braunschweig , is a city of 247,400 people, located in the federal-state of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located north of the Harz mountains at the farthest navigable point of the Oker river, which connects to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser....
. The emergence of the ford is attributed to a man named Kale. That's why the historic meaning of "Calvörde" is Kale's ford.
Notable people
- Gustav von Meyern-HohenbergGustav von Meyern-HohenbergGustav Freiherr von Meyern-Hohenberg was a German jurist and playwright. He was a General Intendant and Baron.- Works :* Ein Kaiser...
(1820-1878) -jurist and playright - Friedrich VossFriedrich Voss (civil engineer)Friedrich Voss was a German civil engineer educated at Braunschweig University of Technology.-Biography:Voss was born in Calvörde. As a civil engineer his career began at the municipal waterways management of Hamburg-Harburg...
(1872-1953) -civil engineer