Kalbe, Saxony-Anhalt Explained

Type:Stadt
Kalbe
Image Coa:DE-ST 15-0-81-240 Kalbe (Milde) COA.png
Coordinates:52.6333°N 11.4°W
Image Plan:Kalbe_(Milde)_in_SAW.png
State:Sachsen-Anhalt
District:Altmarkkreis Salzwedel
Elevation:29
Area:272.51
Postal Code:39624, 39638
Area Code:039080, 039009, 039030, 039081, 039085
Licence:SAW
Gemeindeschlüssel:15 0 81 240
Mayor:Andreas Pietsch[1]
Leader Term:2023 - 30

Kalbe (pronounced as /de/) is a town in the Altmarkkreis Salzwedel (district), in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km north of Gardelegen, on the river Milde. To avoid confusion with Calbe, it is also called Kalbe an der Milde.

Kalbe an der Milde was the location of the World War II German Naval VLF Goliath transmitter complex. Kalbe is home to D. Dornblüth & Sohn, a small luxury watch maker.

Geography

The town Kalbe consists of the following Ortschaften or municipal divisions:[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://wahlergebnisse.sachsen-anhalt.de/wahlen/bmbm/index.html Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse
  2. https://stadt-kalbe-milde.de/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Hauptsatzung-Stadt-Kalbe-Milde-ab-24-09-2015.pdf Hauptsatzung der Stadt Kalbe (Milde)