Herzberg (Elster)
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Herzberg | |
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Coordinates: 51°40′59″N 13°13′59″E / 51.68306°N 13.23306°ECoordinates: 51°40′59″N 13°13′59″E / 51.68306°N 13.23306°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 (2021-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 8,711 |
• 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 |
Herzberg (Elster) (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛʁt͡sˌbɛʁk] (listen)) is a town in the Elbe-Elster district of the German federal state of Brandenburg.
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.
History
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
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
- ^ Landkreis Elbe-Elster Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Flächen der kreisfreien Städte, Landkreise und Gemeinden im Land Brandenburg 2021" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2022.
External links
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