Herzberg (Elster)
Herzberg | ||
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![]() ![]() Herzberg Location of Herzberg within Elbe-Elster district ![]() | ||
Coordinates: 51°40′59″N 13°13′59″E / 51.68306°N 13.23306°ECoordinates: 51°40′59″N 13°13′59″E / 51.68306°N 13.23306°E | ||
Country | Germany | |
State | Brandenburg | |
District | Elbe-Elster | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Karsten Eule-Prütz | |
Area | ||
• Total | 148.48 km2 (57.33 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 81 m (266 ft) | |
Population (2017-12-31)[1] | ||
• Total | 9,087 | |
• Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
Postal codes | 04916 | |
Dialling codes | 03535 | |
Vehicle registration | EE | |
Website | herzberg-elster.de |
Herzberg (Elster) is a town in the Elbe-Elster district of the German federal state of Brandenburg.
Overview
As of 2004, its population is 10,968 and the mayor is Michael Oecknigk of the Christian Democratic Union.
![](../I/m/Herzberg_Villa_Marx.jpg)
Villa Marx
Herzberg (Elster) is twinned with the following cities:
- Büdingen, Hesse
- Świebodzin, Poland
- Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
- Soest, North Rhine-Westphalia
From 1939 to 1945 there was 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.
![](../I/m/Herzberg_E_Rathaus.jpg)
Herzberg Town hall
Demography
- Development of population since 1875 within the current boundaries (Blue line: Population; dotted line: comparison to population development of Brandenburg state; grey background: time of Nazi rule; red background: time of Communist rule)
- Recent population development (blue line) and forecasts
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Sons and daughters of the city
![](../I/m/Luise_von_Francois2.jpg)
Luise von Francois around 1881
- Louise von François (1817-1893), narrator and writer
- Werner Janensch (1878-1969), paleontologist and geologist
- Steffen Zesner (* 1967), world class swimmer
References
- ↑ "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2017 (Fortgeschriebene amtliche Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). 2018.
- ↑ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
External links
- Official website
(in German)
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