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|mayor = Hubertus Nitzschke<ref>[https://wahlergebnisse.sachsen-anhalt.de/wahlen/bmbm/index.html Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse], [[Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt]]. Retrieved 10 July 2024.</ref>
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{{Short description|German municipality of the Saxony-Anhalt district}}
'''Calvörde''' ({{Audio|DE-Calvoerde.ogg|Calvörde}} {{IPA|[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 [[Calvörde (Amt)|Amt of Calvörde]] was part of the [[Duchy of Brunswick]].


'''Calvörde''' ({{IPA|de|kalˈføːʁdə|-|De-Calvörde.ogg}}) is a [[Municipalities in Germany|municipality]] in the [[Börde (district)|Börde]] district of [[Saxony-Anhalt]], [[Germany]]. It is part of the [[Verbandsgemeinde]] ("collective municipality") [[Flechtingen (Verbandsgemeinde)|Flechtingen]].
The first documentary mention goes back to the year [[1196]]. At the place, where today still is a bridge, was a [[Ford (crossing)|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.


==Geography==
{{SaxonyAnhalt-geo-stub}}
Calvörde is situated approximately {{convert|15|km|mi|abbr=off}} northwest of [[Haldensleben]] and {{convert|37|km|mi|abbr=on}} northwest of the state capital [[Magdeburg]]. It is located between the [[Drömling]] range in the west and the [[Flechtingen Hills]] in the south. In the north, it borders on [[Gardelegen]] in the [[Altmarkkreis Salzwedel]] district. The main settlement Calvörde proper lies between the [[Ohre]] River and the parallel [[Mittelland Canal|Midland Canal]].


The municipal area comprises 11 localities (''Ortsteile''):<ref name=Hauptsatzung>[http://calvoerde.de/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Hauptsatzung-der-Gemeinde-Calv%C3%B6rde-v.-03.07.2015-einschl.-Anlagen.pdf Hauptsatzung der Gemeinde Calvörde], July 2014.</ref>
{{coor title dms|52|23|44|N|11|17|48|E|type:city(1780)|region:DE}}
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
* [[Berenbrock]]
* Calvörde
* Dorst
* Elsebeck
* [[Grauingen]]
* [[Klüden]]
* Lössewitz
* [[Mannhausen]]
* [[Velsdorf]]
* [[Wegenstedt]]
* [[Zobbenitz]]
{{div col end}}


==History==
[[Category:Towns in Saxony-Anhalt]]
Archaeological excavations in the area date back to the Iron Age [[Jastorf culture]] about 600-300 BC. The settlement itself was first documented in 1196, probably named after a [[Ford (crossing)|ford]] crossing the Ohre river at the place where today still is a bridge. A trade route which came from [[Leipzig]] and Magdeburg in the southeast crossed the river here, leading northwestwards to [[Lüneburg]] and [[Hamburg]], with a branch-off to [[Braunschweig]] in the west. ''Calvörde'' is possibly derived from "bleak (''kahl'') ford", however, according to local tradition, the emergence of the ford is attributed to a man named Kale and the historic meaning is "Kale's ford".


In the 11th century, the area was located in the eastern borderland of the [[Kingdom of Germany]] with the lands of the [[Polabian Slavs]] ([[Wends]]), who had reconquered the lands of the [[Northern March]] east of the [[Elbe]] River in the [[Great Slav Rising]] of 983. The forces of the [[Duchy of Saxony|Saxon]] nobles were able to repulse further Slav attacks and to control the way across the Ohre River. A fortress was erected, which from 1208 was held by the noble [[House of Regenstein]].
[[de:Calvörde]]
[[File:Calvörde Merian.jpg|thumb|left|''Calvorde'', [[Matthäus Merian]], c. 1654]]
[[nl:Calvörde]]
[[Calvörde Castle]] was first mentioned in the late 13th century. From 1318 it was held by Duke [[Otto the Mild, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg|Otto of Brunswick]]. The [[House of Welf|Welf]] dukes repeatedly gave Calvörde Castle in pawn to local nobles like the [[House of Alvensleben]], while the adjacent settlement (''Flecken'') prospered, with town walls, a city council and seal. In 1571 Calvörde passed to the [[Principality of Wolfenbüttel]] under Duke [[Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg|Julius of Brunswick]]. With several surrounding villages and manors, it was reorganised as the [[Calvörde (Amt)|Amt Calvörde]], which remained an eastern [[Enclave and exclave|exclave]] of the [[Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg]] between the Brandenburgian [[Altmark]] in the north and the [[Archbishopric of Magdeburg]] in the south.

Under the unlucky rule of Duke [[Frederick Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg|Frederick Ulrich of Brunswick]], Calvörde was devastated by [[Holy Roman Empire|Imperial]] troops in the [[Thirty Years' War]], until it passed into the allodial possessions of his wife Duchess Anna Sophia. Entirely surrounded by [[Brandenburg-Prussia]]n territory from 1680, the Calvörde exclave by resolution of the 1815 [[Congress of Vienna|Vienna Congress]] became part of the newly established [[Duchy of Brunswick]], the [[Free State of Brunswick]] after the [[German Revolution of 1918–19]]. After [[World War II]], however, according to the 1945 [[Potsdam Agreement]], it fell with the Prussian [[Province of Saxony]] to the [[Soviet occupation zone]] and from 1949 was part of [[East Germany]].

On 1 January 2010 Calvörde absorbed the former municipalities [[Berenbrock]], Dorst, [[Grauingen]], [[Klüden]], [[Mannhausen]], [[Velsdorf]], [[Wegenstedt]] and [[Zobbenitz]].<ref>[https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Laender-Regionen/Regionales/Gemeindeverzeichnis/Namens-Grenz-Aenderung/2010.html Gebietsänderungen vom 01. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2010], [[Statistisches Bundesamt]]</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[Gustav von Meyern-Hohenberg]] (1820–1878), jurist and playwright
*[[Wilhelm von Bode]] (1845–1929), art historian and curator
*[[Friedrich Voss]] (1872–1953), civil engineer

==External links==
{{commons category|Calvörde}}
*[http://www.calvoerde.de/ Official site] {{in lang|de}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Cities and towns in Börde (district)}}

{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:Calvörde| ]]
[[Category:Börde (district)]]
[[Category:Duchy of Brunswick]]

Latest revision as of 15:53, 20 August 2024

Calvörde
Municipality
Calvörde roofs with St George's Church
Calvörde roofs with St George's Church
Coat of arms of Calvörde
Coat of arms
Location of Calvörde within Börde district
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Calvörde is located in Germany
Calvörde
Calvörde
Calvörde is located in Saxony-Anhalt
Calvörde
Calvörde
Coordinates: 52°23′44″N 11°17′48″E / 52.39556°N 11.29667°E / 52.39556; 11.29667
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
DistrictBörde
Municipal assoc.Flechtingen
Government
 • Mayor (2023–30) Hubertus Nitzschke[1]
Area
 • Total
122.09 km2 (47.14 sq mi)
Elevation
52 m (171 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
3,392
 • Density28/km2 (72/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
39359, 39638
Dialling codes039051, 039056, 039058, 039059
Vehicle registrationBK
Websitewww.calvoerde.de

Calvörde (German pronunciation: [kalˈføːʁdə] ⓘ) is a municipality in the Börde district of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is part of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Flechtingen.

Geography

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Calvörde is situated approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) northwest of Haldensleben and 37 km (23 mi) northwest of the state capital Magdeburg. It is located between the Drömling range in the west and the Flechtingen Hills in the south. In the north, it borders on Gardelegen in the Altmarkkreis Salzwedel district. The main settlement Calvörde proper lies between the Ohre River and the parallel Midland Canal.

The municipal area comprises 11 localities (Ortsteile):[3]

History

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Archaeological excavations in the area date back to the Iron Age Jastorf culture about 600-300 BC. The settlement itself was first documented in 1196, probably named after a ford crossing the Ohre river at the place where today still is a bridge. A trade route which came from Leipzig and Magdeburg in the southeast crossed the river here, leading northwestwards to Lüneburg and Hamburg, with a branch-off to Braunschweig in the west. Calvörde is possibly derived from "bleak (kahl) ford", however, according to local tradition, the emergence of the ford is attributed to a man named Kale and the historic meaning is "Kale's ford".

In the 11th century, the area was located in the eastern borderland of the Kingdom of Germany with the lands of the Polabian Slavs (Wends), who had reconquered the lands of the Northern March east of the Elbe River in the Great Slav Rising of 983. The forces of the Saxon nobles were able to repulse further Slav attacks and to control the way across the Ohre River. A fortress was erected, which from 1208 was held by the noble House of Regenstein.

Calvorde, Matthäus Merian, c. 1654

Calvörde Castle was first mentioned in the late 13th century. From 1318 it was held by Duke Otto of Brunswick. The Welf dukes repeatedly gave Calvörde Castle in pawn to local nobles like the House of Alvensleben, while the adjacent settlement (Flecken) prospered, with town walls, a city council and seal. In 1571 Calvörde passed to the Principality of Wolfenbüttel under Duke Julius of Brunswick. With several surrounding villages and manors, it was reorganised as the Amt Calvörde, which remained an eastern exclave of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg between the Brandenburgian Altmark in the north and the Archbishopric of Magdeburg in the south.

Under the unlucky rule of Duke Frederick Ulrich of Brunswick, Calvörde was devastated by Imperial troops in the Thirty Years' War, until it passed into the allodial possessions of his wife Duchess Anna Sophia. Entirely surrounded by Brandenburg-Prussian territory from 1680, the Calvörde exclave by resolution of the 1815 Vienna Congress became part of the newly established Duchy of Brunswick, the Free State of Brunswick after the German Revolution of 1918–19. After World War II, however, according to the 1945 Potsdam Agreement, it fell with the Prussian Province of Saxony to the Soviet occupation zone and from 1949 was part of East Germany.

On 1 January 2010 Calvörde absorbed the former municipalities Berenbrock, Dorst, Grauingen, Klüden, Mannhausen, Velsdorf, Wegenstedt and Zobbenitz.[4]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2022" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.
  3. ^ Hauptsatzung der Gemeinde Calvörde, July 2014.
  4. ^ Gebietsänderungen vom 01. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2010, Statistisches Bundesamt
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