Herzberg
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Herzberg
Location of Herzberg within Elbe-Elster district
Herzberg  is located in Germany
Herzberg
Herzberg
Herzberg  is located in Brandenburg
Herzberg
Herzberg
Coordinates: 51°41′N 13°14′E / 51.683°N 13.233°E / 51.683; 13.233
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictElbe-Elster
Government
  Mayor (201725) Karsten Eule-Prütz[1] (Ind.)
Area
  Total148.48 km2 (57.33 sq mi)
Elevation
81 m (266 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
  Total8,711
  Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
04916
Dialling codes03535
Vehicle registrationEE, FI, LIB
Websiteherzberg-elster.de

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

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:

People

References

  1. Landkreis Elbe-Elster Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 1 July 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Flächen der kreisfreien Städte, Landkreise und Gemeinden im Land Brandenburg 2021" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2022.

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