Ohre

For the river in Bavaria and the Czech Republic, seeOhře.

Ohre
The Ohre nearCalvörde
Location
Country	Germany
States	Lower Saxony Saxony-Anhalt
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Lower Saxony
Mouth
• location	Elbe
• coordinates	52°18′40″N11°45′55″E
Length	104.9 km (65.2 mi)
Basin size	1,670 km2(640 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Elbe→North Sea

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.

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

See also

• List of rivers of Lower Saxony
• List of rivers of Saxony-Anhalt