Schwarze Elster

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Schwarze Elster
Origin	Upper Lusatia
Mouth	Elbe
Basin countries	Germany
Length	188 km

The Schwarze Elster is a 188 km long river in eastern Germany, in the states Saxony, Brandenburg and Saxony-Anhalt. Its source is in the Upper Lusatia region, near Bischofswerda.

The Schwarze Elster flows through the cities Kamenz, Hoyerswerda, Senftenberg, Lauchhammer, Elsterwerda, Bad Liebenwerda, Herzberg and Jessen. It flows into the river Elbe at Elster (Elbe) upstream from Wittenberg.

There is also a river Weiße Elster in eastern Germany.