Ohrekreis

Ohrekreis was an administrative district, or Kreis, in the northeastern part of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It existed from 1994 until 2007 and was named after the Ohre River, which runs through the region roughly parallel to the Mittelland Canal. The district occupied a varied landscape that included parts of the Magdeburg Börde, the Drömling wetland and plain, and the Colbitz-Letzlingen Heath. The Aller also passed through the western part of the district. The administrative history of the territory reaches back to the incorporation of the area into Brandenburg in 1680. A territorial unit known as the Holzkreis was subsequently established and broadly covered the same general area. During the administrative reorganization of 1816, two districts were created: Neuhaldensleben, later called Haldensleben, and Wolmirstedt. Their boundaries remained comparatively stable for much of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Two notable adjustments occurred before the postwar reforms: Rothensee became part of the city of Magdeburg in 1908, while Calvörde was transferred to Haldensleben in 1944. A larger territorial restructuring took place in 1952. Haldensleben lost its southern section but received territory from the district of Gardelegen. Wolmirstedt, meanwhile, transferred 21 municipalities to the districts of Tangerhütte, Haldensleben and Wanzleben. After German reunification, another reform in 1994 merged the districts of Haldensleben and Wolmirstedt to create Ohrekreis. The new district also incorporated several municipalities from the former districts of Stendal and Klötze. Ohrekreis remained a district of Saxony-Anhalt for thirteen years. Its administrative identity ended during the state’s next territorial reform, which began in 2007. Ohrekreis was merged with the neighboring Bördekreis to form the new Börde district, initially referred to by the working title Landkreis Börde. The former Ohrekreis territory is therefore now administered within Börde rather than as a separate district. The district’s coat of arms reflected local geography. A beech branch represented the region’s beech forests, while a wavy line symbolized the Ohre River, the watercourse from which the district took its name. Ohrekreis was an administrative geographic entity rather than a commercial consumer brand; no separate product portfolio, corporate ownership structure, or listed-company identity is associated with it.

The territory associated with Ohrekreis became part of Brandenburg in 1680. A regional unit called the Holzkreis was created around this period and covered much of the area that would later form the district. Administrative boundaries were reorganized in 1816, producing the districts of Neuhaldensleben, subsequently known as Haldensleben, and Wolmirstedt. For most of the period that followed, the two districts retained broadly stable boundaries. In 1908, the municipality of Rothensee was transferred to the city of Magdeburg. In 1944, Calvörde was moved into the Haldensleben district. The next major reorganization came in 1952, when Haldensleben surrendered its southern territory and received part of the former Gardelegen district. Wolmirstedt also underwent substantial changes, losing 21 municipalities to Tangerhütte, Haldensleben and Wanzleben. The post-reunification administrative reform of 1994 created Ohrekreis by merging Haldensleben and Wolmirstedt. The new district additionally absorbed several municipalities from the former districts of Stendal and Klötze. Its territory lay across the Magdeburg Börde, the Drömling and the Colbitz-Letzlingen Heath, with the Ohre River and the Aller among its notable waterways. The Ohre flowed approximately parallel to the Mittelland Canal and supplied the district with its name. Ohrekreis was dissolved in the territorial reform of Saxony-Anhalt that took effect in 2007. It was combined with Bördekreis to establish the present Börde district. As a result, Ohrekreis no longer exists as an independent administrative district, although the name continues to identify the former territory in historical and geographic contexts. The district’s heraldic design used a beech branch to indicate its wooded areas and a wavy element to represent the Ohre River. The arms therefore connected the administrative unit to the landscape and natural features of northern Saxony-Anhalt.

• 2007

  Dissolution and merger into Börde

  [1]Ohrekreisen.wikipedia.org

  Ohrekreis was merged with Bördekreis during Saxony-Anhalt’s territorial reform, creating the present Börde district.

• 1994

  Ohrekreis established

  [1]Ohrekreisen.wikipedia.org

  Haldensleben and Wolmirstedt were merged to create Ohrekreis, with additional municipalities transferred from Stendal and Klötze.

• 1952

  Postwar territorial reform

  [1]Ohrekreisen.wikipedia.org

  Haldensleben and Wolmirstedt underwent significant boundary changes as municipalities were redistributed among several districts.

• 1944

  Calvörde transferred to Haldensleben

  [1]Ohrekreisen.wikipedia.org

  Calvörde was incorporated into the Haldensleben district.

• 1908

  Rothensee transferred to Magdeburg

  [1]Ohrekreisen.wikipedia.org

  The municipality of Rothensee became part of the district-free city of Magdeburg.

• 1816

  Creation of Haldensleben and Wolmirstedt districts

  [1]Ohrekreisen.wikipedia.org

  A territorial reorganization created the districts of Neuhaldensleben, later renamed Haldensleben, and Wolmirstedt.

• 1680

  Territory enters Brandenburg

  [1]Ohrekreisen.wikipedia.org

  The area later associated with Ohrekreis became part of Brandenburg, and the Holzkreis was established as an administrative unit broadly covering the region.

Former regional administrative district of Saxony-Anhalt, defined by its local government function and geographic identity rather than by commercial products or services.

• 2007

  Merger with BördekreisM&A

  Background

  Saxony-Anhalt undertook a territorial reform intended to consolidate districts and reorganize local administration.

  Action taken

  Ohrekreis was combined with Bördekreis to establish the new Börde district.

  Aftermath

  Ohrekreis ceased to exist as an independent district, and its former territory became part of Börde.

  Source

1. 1Ohrekreisen.wikipedia.org