Herzberg (Elster) (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛʁt͡sˌbɛʁk] ) is a town in the Elbe-Elster district of the German federal state of Brandenburg.
Herzberg | |
|---|---|
 Town hall | |
.png) Coat of arms | |
Location of Herzberg within Elbe-Elster district  | |
  Herzberg  Herzberg | |
| Coordinates: 51°41′N 13°14′E / 51.683°N 13.233°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 (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 8,731 |
| • 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
editFrom 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.
History
editFrom 1815 to 1944, Herzberg was part of the Prussian Province of Saxony. From 1944 to 1945, it was part of the Province of Halle-Merseburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany.
Twin towns
editHerzberg (Elster) is twinned with the following cities:
People
edit- Johannes Clajus (1535–1592), grammarian
- Louise von François (1817–1893), narrator and writer
- Werner Janensch (1878–1969), paleontologist and geologist
- Steffen Zesner (* 1967), world class swimmer
References
edit- ^ Landkreis Elbe-Elster Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.
External links
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Media related to Herzberg (Elster) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
(in German)
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