Elsterberg

Elsterberg () is a town in the Vogtlandkreis district, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river White Elster, 6 km southwest of Greiz, and 13 km north of Plauen.

Key facts

German location.type: Stadt
German location.image_coa: Wappen_Elsterberg.svg
German location.image_plan: Elsterberg in V.svg
German location.state: Sachsen
German location.district: Vogtlandkreis
German location.elevation: 290
German location.area: 25.1
German location.postal_code: 07985
German location.area_code: 036621
German location.licence: V, AE, OVL, PL, RC
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 14523100
German location.divisions: 8
German location.website: www.elsterberg.de
German location.mayor: Axel Markert
German location.leader_term: 2022–29

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Wikidata facts

Country: Germany
Located in: Vogtlandkreis
Population: 3701
Area: 25.1
Elevation: 290
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Official website: elsterberg.de
Image: Castle ruin of elsterberg.jpg
Dialing code: 036621
Licence plate code: V

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Commons category: Elsterberg
postal code: 07985
hashtag: Elsterberg
P8168: Joliet

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Encyclopedic overview

17 sections

Contents

Geography
Location
Constituent communities
History
The early years
The founding of the town at 1354
City fires
The upcoming industrialisation forms the ''spinnable-fiber-town''
Second World War and Allied Occupation
Post-war years since 1945
The time from 1949 to 1989
The period after the fall
Personalities
Sons and daughters of the city
Persons related to Elsterberg
See also
References

Elsterberg () is a town in the Vogtlandkreis district, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river White Elster, 6 km southwest of Greiz, and 13 km north of Plauen.

==Geography==

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