Herzberg (Elster)

Herzberg (Elster) (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛʁtsˌbɛʁk] ^ⓘ) is a town in the Elbe-Elster district of the German federal state of Brandenburg.

Herzberg
Town
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Herzberg within Elbe-Elster district
Herzberg Show map of Germany Herzberg Show map of Brandenburg
Coordinates: 51°41′N 13°14′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	8,720
• 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

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.

Villa Marx.

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:

• Büdingen, Hesse
• Świebodzin, Poland
• Dixon, United States of America
• Soest, Germany

People

• 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