Time zone CET (UTC+1) Capital Herzberg (Elster) | Vehicle registration EE, FI, LIB | |
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Website landkreis-elbe-elster.de Points of interest Besucherbergwerk Abraumförderbrücke F60, Tierpark Herzberg, Weißgerbermuseum, Finsterwalde Zoo, Museum "Mühlberg 1547" Destinations Bad Liebenwerda, Finsterwalde, Elsterwerda, Herzberg (Elster), Doberlug‑Kirchhain | ||
Elbe-Elster is a Kreis (district) in the southern part of Brandenburg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Teltow-Fläming, Dahme-Spreewald, Oberspreewald-Lausitz, Meißen, Nordsachsen and Wittenberg. The district has a partnership with the Märkischer Kreis.
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Map of Elbe-Elster, Germany
History
The district was established in 1993 by merging the former districts (Kreise) of Finsterwalde, Bad Liebenwerda and Herzberg.
Geography
The district is named after two rivers - the Elbe river forms the western border with Saxony, the Black Elster (Schwarze Elster) is a tributary of the Elbe and runs through the district. The district is part of the Lusatia region. The fens along the Black Elster are a habitat of several rare animals, like kingfishers, beavers and otters.
References
Elbe-Elster Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA