Kalbe () is a town in the
Altmarkkreis Salzwedel (district), in
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt ( ; ) is a States of Germany, state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of
and has a population of 2.17 million inhabitants, making it the List of German states ...
,
Germany
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. It is situated approximately 15 km north of
Gardelegen
Gardelegen (; ) is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Milde (river), Milde, 20 m. W. from Stendal, on the main line of railway Berlin-Hanover.
History
Gardelegen has a Roman Catholic and three Evangelical c ...
, 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
Very low frequency or VLF is the ITU designation for radio frequencies (RF) in the range of 3–30 kHz, corresponding to wavelengths from 100 to 10 km, respectively. The band is also known as the myriameter band or myriameter wave ...
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:
[Hauptsatzung der Stadt Kalbe (Milde)]
, § 12, 4 June 2015.
*
Altmersleben
*
Badel
*
Brunau
*
Engersen
*
Güssefeld
*
Jeetze
*
Jeggeleben
*
Kahrstedt
*
Kakerbeck
*Kalbe (Milde)
*
Neuendorf am Damm
*
Packebusch
*
Vienau
*
Wernstedt
*
Winkelstedt
*
Zethlingen
References
Towns in Saxony-Anhalt
Altmarkkreis Salzwedel
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