Herzberg (Elster)
Herzberg | |
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 Town hall | |
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Location of Herzberg
within Elbe-Elster district  | |
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| Location of Herzberg | |
  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 | 149.02 km2 (57.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 81 m (266 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 8,678 |
| • Density | 58.23/km2 (150.8/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 |
Herzberg (Elster) (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛʁtsˌbɛʁk] ⓘ) is a town in the Elbe-Elster district of the German federal state of Brandenburg.
Overview
[edit]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.
History
[edit]From 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
[edit]Herzberg (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
- Georg Christian Schemelli (1676-1762), church musician
References
[edit]- ^ Landkreis Elbe-Elster Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
External links
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Media related to Herzberg (Elster) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
(in German)
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