| Ohre | |
|---|---|
 The Ohre nearCalvörde | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| States | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Lower Saxony |
| Mouth | |
• location | Elbe |
• coordinates | 52°18′40″N11°45′55″E / 52.31111°N 11.76528°E /52.31111; 11.76528 |
| Length | 104.9 km (65.2 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 1,670 km2 (640 sq mi)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Elbe→North Sea |
TheOhre (German pronunciation:[ˈoːʁə]ⓘ) is ariver in northernGermany, left tributary to theElbe. Its total length is 103 kilometres (64 mi). Its source is north ofWolfsburg, inLower Saxony. It flows generally south-east, at first following the border of Lower Saxony andSaxony-Anhalt. AfterBuchhorst it flows completely through Saxony-Anhalt, along theMittellandkanal. It flows into the Elbe inRogätz, north ofMagdeburg. The townsBrome,Calvörde,Haldensleben andWolmirstedt lie along the river. The upper course of the Ohre is in theDrömling nature reserve.
Between the end of theSecond World War andGerman reunification, the Ohre separatedEast fromWest Germany and so formed part of theInner German border.
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