Herzberg (Elster)

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Location of the town of Herzberg within Elbe-Elster district
Herzberg
1899 postcard
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Elbe-Elster
Mayor	Michael Oecknigk (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	148.48 km² (57.3 sq mi)
Elevation	81 m (266 ft)
Population	10,792 (31/12/2006)
- Density	73 /km² (188 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	EE
Postal code	04916
Area code	03535
Website	herzberg-elster.de
Coordinates: 51°40′59″N 13°13′59″E / 51.68306, 13.23306

Herzberg (Elster) is a town in the Elbe-Elster district of the German federal state of Brandenburg.

As of 2004, its population is 10,968 and the mayor is Michael Oecknigk of the Christian Democratic Union.

Herzberg (Elster) is twinned with the following cities:

From 1939 to 1945 there was 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.

[edit] External links

herzberg-elster.de, in German

v • d • e Towns and municipalities in Elbe-Elster

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