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Country
  
Germany

District
  
Elbe-Elster

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Area
  
40.55 km²

Local time
  
Thursday 4:17 PM

Dialling code
  
03533

State
  
Brandenburg

Elevation
  
90 m (300 ft)

Postal codes
  
04910

Population
  
8,959 (31 Dec 2008)

Postal code
  
04910

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Weather
  
11°C, Wind SW at 11 km/h, 66% Humidity

Elsterwerda (Lower Sorbian: Wikow) is a town in the Elbe-Elster district, in southwestern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the Black Elster river, 48 km northwest of Dresden, and 11 km southeast of Bad Liebenwerda.

Contents

Map of Elsterwerda, Germany

Notable people

  • Maria Josepha of Austria (1699-1757), Austrian princess and Queen of Poland
  • Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland (1733-1796), Saxon prince,
  • Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider (1750-1822), classicist and naturalist, spent his childhood in Elsterwerda
  • Johannes Gillhoff (1861-1930), teacher and author
  • Erich Straube (1887-1971), officer in WW I and WW II
  • Bernd Martin (born 1940), historian, grew up in Elsterwerda
  • Siegbert Horn (1950-2016), canoeist, Olympic and World Champion
  • Ralf Minge (born 1960), football player and coach

    • References

    Elsterwerda Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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