Elbe-Elster Land (German : Elbe-Elster-Land), also called the Elbe-Elster region (Elbe-Elster-Gebiet) is a region around the tripoint of the German states of Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt and Saxony. It is part of the North German Plain and is named after the two major rivers that have their confluence here: the Elbe and the Black Elster.
In older sources the northwestern parts of the present-day Elbe-Elster Land were called Mezumroka or "land between the rivers". It was part of the Gau Nizizi and almost unpopulated.
The region is first recorded as the "land between the Elbe and Elster" on 14 April 1312, when Frederick the Brave promised 32,000 marks in silver "to be paid within three days" to Margrave Waldemar of Brandenburg as part of the Treaty of Tangermünde following his capture near Hayn. He also promised to cede the "land between the Elbe and Elster", the March of Lusatia and the towns of Hayn and Torgau to Brandenburg. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The "land between the Elbe and Elster" was then understood to be a region that covered what later became the Electoral Saxon Ämter or districts of Mühlberg, Liebenwerda, Schweinitz and Lochau. [1]
Today the territory of the county of Elbe-Elster which was created in 1993 is marketed and advertised for tourist purposes as the holiday region of Elbe-Elster-Land, but it also includes the western parts of Lower Lusatia around Finsterwalde and the Schraden region.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)Elbe-Elster is a Kreis (district) in the southern part of Brandenburg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Teltow-Fläming, Dahme-Spreewald, Oberspreewald-Lausitz, Meißen, Nordsachsen and Wittenberg. The district has a partnership with the Märkischer Kreis.
Herzberg (Elster) (German pronunciation:[ˈhɛʁt͡sˌbɛʁk] ) is a town in the Elbe-Elster district of the German federal state of Brandenburg.
Finsterwalde is a town in the Elbe-Elster district, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany.
Bad Liebenwerda is a spa town in the Elbe-Elster district, in southwestern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Schwarze Elster, 57 km northwest of Dresden, and 28 km east of Torgau.
Falkenberg is a town in the Elbe-Elster district, in southwestern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated near the river Schwarze Elster, 16 km east of Torgau, and 13 km northwest of Bad Liebenwerda.
Schlieben is a town in the Elbe-Elster district, in southwestern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 22 kilometres (14 mi) north of Bad Liebenwerda. Schlieben was the site of a concentration camp during the Holocaust.
Sonnewalde is a town in the Elbe-Elster district, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 8 km northwest of Finsterwalde.
Uebigau-Wahrenbrück is a town in the Elbe-Elster district, in southwestern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Schwarze Elster, 11 km northwest of Bad Liebenwerda, and 21 km east of Torgau.
Plessa is a municipality in the Elbe-Elster district, in Brandenburg, Germany.
Schraden is a municipality in the Elbe-Elster district, in Brandenburg, Germany.
The Kutschenberg is the highest hill in Brandenburg, Germany. It is part of the low hill range of the Kmehlener Berge and rises near Großkmehlen in the county of Oberspreewald-Lausitz. It is 201 m above sea level (NHN) and located only a few metres from the state border with Saxony.
Bertzit Tower is an investment ruin in the north of Kahla, which belongs to Plessa in the southern part of Brandenburg, itself part of the Elbe-Elster region.
The Alte Röder Nature Reserve lies on the left bank of the Black Elster river between the village of Prieschka in the municipality of Bad Liebenwerda and the village of Würdenhain which belongs to Röderland. It is located within the Lower Lusatian Heath Nature Park, which covers an area of 484 km². The lowland valley of the Röder stream has been protected since 1981 and contains one of the most settled colonies of the Elbe Beaver, a species of beaver threatened by extinction. One of its main conservation aims is the preservation and development of this area as a habitat for the Elbe Beaver and other endangered species.
Grube Gotthold is a former brown coal and gravel pit in the South Brandenburg county of Elbe-Elster.
The Elsterwerda–Grödel raft canal, established in the 18th century, serves as a waterway connecting the Pulsnitz River in Elsterwerda with the Elbe River near Grödel in Germany.
The Holzhof is a traditional sports facility in the small Brandenburg town of Elsterwerda in the Elbe-Elster district. This facility is located on the town's outskirts, toward the direction of Großenhain.
The remains of Saathain Castle and its former manor are situated on the left bank of the Black Elster River in Saathain, which is a district within the southern Brandenburg municipality of Röderland. Following a devastating fire in April 1945, the historic structure was reduced to its foundation walls. These remnants now support a terrace that was once a café. The park that once surrounded the castle has been transformed into a beautiful rose garden, making it a favored destination for excursions.
Prieschka is a district of the spa town of Bad Liebenwerda in Elbe-Elster in southern Brandenburg.