Herzberg (Elster)
Herzberg (Elster) (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛʁt͡sˌbɛʁk] (listen)) is a town in the Elbe-Elster district of the German federal state of Brandenburg.
Herzberg | |
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![]() Town hall | |
![]() Coat of arms | |
Location of Herzberg within Elbe-Elster district ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 51°40′59″N 13°13′59″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 (2020-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 8,776 |
• 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.
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
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