Elstra

Elstra

Coat of arms
Elstra
Location of Elstra within Bautzen district
Coordinates: 51°13′15″N 14°7′51″E / 51.22083°N 14.13083°E / 51.22083; 14.13083Coordinates: 51°13′15″N 14°7′51″E / 51.22083°N 14.13083°E / 51.22083; 14.13083
Country Germany
State Saxony
District Bautzen
Government
 • Mayor Frank Wachholz (Runder Tisch Elstra)
Area
 • Total 32.65 km2 (12.61 sq mi)
Elevation 200 m (700 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
 • Total 2,744
 • Density 84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 01920
Dialling codes 035793
Vehicle registration BZ, BIW, HY, KM
Website www.elstra.de

Elstra (Sorbian: Halštrow) is a town in the district of Bautzen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Schwarze Elster, 6 kilometres southeast of Kamenz, and 34 kilometres northeast of Dresden. The name "Elstra" is caused by the river Schwarze Elster, which rises in the district Kindisch.

The city has only about 2000 citizens and is one of the smallest cities in Germany. The whole municipality has 2807 citizens (in 2016).[2]

Personalities

  • Georg Derlitzki (1889-1958), important agricultural scientist and economist
  • Karl Schön (1923-1994), politician (SPD), born in Elstra
  • Otto Garten (1902-2000), Artist, born in Elstra

References

  1. ↑ "Aktuelle Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden 2017] (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus" (PDF).
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