Weisse Elster River
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| Weisse Elster German language: Weiße Elster |
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| Origin | Western Czech Republic |
| Mouth | Saale |
| Basin countries | Germany, Czech Republic |
| Length | 257 km |
| Source elevation | 724 m |
The Weisse Elster (German: Weiße Elster literally, the White Elster, Czech: Bílý Halštrof) is a 257 kilometers (160 mi) long river in central Europe, right tributary of the Saale. Its source is in the westernmost part of the Czech Republic, near Aš. After a few kilometres, it flows into eastern Germany. In Germany, it flows through the states of Saxony, Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt.
The Weiße Elster flows through the cities of Plauen, Greiz, Gera, Zeitz and Leipzig. It flows into the river Saale in Halle.
There is also a river called the Schwarze Elster (Black Elster) in eastern Germany.
In the history of the Napoleonic Wars, the river is notable as the death site of Polish Prince and French Marshal Józef Antoni Poniatowski in 1813.
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