Herzberg (Elster)
Herzberg (Elster) (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛʁt͡sˌbɛʁk] (
listen)) is a town in the Elbe-Elster district of the German federal state of Brandenburg.
Herzberg | |
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 Town hall | |
.png.webp) Coat of arms | |
Location of Herzberg within Elbe-Elster district _in_EE.png.webp) | |
  Herzberg  Herzberg | |
| Coordinates: 51°40′59″N 13°13′59″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Elbe-Elster |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2017–25) | Karsten Eule-Prütz[1] (Ind.) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 148.48 km2 (57.33 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 81 m (266 ft) |
| Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 8,776 |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 04916 |
| Dialling codes | 03535 |
| Vehicle registration | EE, FI, LIB |
| Website | herzberg-elster.de |
Overview
From 1939 to 1945 it was home to the Deutschlandsender Herzberg/Elster, a huge longwave transmitter, whose mast was the second tallest construction in the world, at Herzberg/Elster. The basement of the mast is still there.
Villa Marx.
Twin towns
Herzberg (Elster) is twinned with the following cities:
People
- Louise von François (1817-1893), narrator and writer
- Werner Janensch (1878-1969), paleontologist and geologist
- Steffen Zesner (* 1967), world class swimmer
References
External links
Media related to Herzberg (Elster) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
(in German)
Towns and municipalities in Elbe-Elster | ||
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|  Coat of Arms of Elbe-Elster district | |
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