Black Elster

Black Elster
The Black Elster in Schweinitz.
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Native name
Location
CountryGermany
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationUpper Lusatia
 • elevation317 m (1,040 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Elbe
 • coordinates
51°48′59″N 12°49′57″E / 51.81639°N 12.83250°E / 51.81639; 12.83250
Length179 km (111 mi)
Basin size5,541 km2 (2,139 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionElbeNorth Sea

The Black Elster[1][2] or Schwarze Elster (German, pronounced [ˌʃvaʁtsə ˈʔɛlstɐ] ; Lower Sorbian: Carny Halšter; Upper Sorbian: Čorny Halštrow) is a 179-kilometre (111 mi) long river in eastern Germany, in the states of Saxony, Brandenburg and Saxony-Anhalt. It is a right tributary of the Elbe. Its source is in the Upper Lusatia region, near Elstra.

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

  1. ^ Elbe River Basin by the International Commission for the Protection of the Elbe River. Accessed on 16 Jan 2011.
  2. ^ Elbe Archived 2013-11-04 at the Wayback Machine at waterwiki.net. Accessed on 16 Jan 2011.

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