TheOhreis ariverin 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.AfterBuchhorstit flows completely through Saxony-Anhalt, along theMittellandkanal.It flows into the Elbe inRogätz,north ofMagdeburg.The townsBrome,Calvörde,HaldenslebenandWolmirstedtlie along the river. The upper course of the Ohre is in theDrömlingnature reserve.

Ohre
The Ohre nearCalvörde
Location
CountryGermany
States
Physical characteristics
Source
• locationLower Saxony
Mouth
• location
Elbe
• coordinates
52°18′40″N11°45′55″E/ 52.31111°N 11.76528°E/52.31111; 11.76528
Length104.9 km (65.2 mi)[1]
Basin size1,670 km2(640 sq mi)[1]
Basin features
ProgressionElbeNorth Sea

Between the end of theSecond World WarandGerman reunification,the Ohre separatedEastfromWest Germanyand so formed part of theInner German border.

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