Ohre River

The Ohre is a river in northern Germany that is a tributary of the Elbe. It is 104 kilometers long in total (65.2 mi). Its source is in Lower Saxony, north of Wolfsburg. It flows generally south-east, initially paralleling the border between Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt. It flows entirely through Saxony-Anhalt after Buchhorst, along the Mittellandkanal. It empties into the Elbe near Rogätz, just north of Magdeburg. Along the river are the towns of Brome, Calvörde, Haldensleben, and Wolmirstedt. The upper Ohre course is located in the Drömling nature reserve. Between the end of WWII and German reunification, the Ohre separated East and West Germany, forming part of the Inner German border.

There are many marked tourist routes along the river banks that you can stroll through. This educational trail includes 12 stops that provide geological, archeological, and botanical information. Throughout your journey, you will come across numerous remnants of the area's oldest Slavic settlement. Although the most noticeable feature of your tour will be the granite rock town, which is formed by rock towers with distinctive block jointing.

Location: Loket, Czech Republic.

Length: 104.9 km (65.2 mi)