Herzberg (Elster)

Herzberg
Herzberg
Town
	Town hall
	Coat of arms
	Location of Herzberg within Elbe-Elster district
	Herzberg Herzberg
	Coordinates: 51°41′N 13°14′E / 51.683°N 13.233°E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Elbe-Elster
Government
• Mayor (2017–25)	Karsten Eule-Prütz (Ind.)
Area
• Total	148.48 km2 (57.33 sq mi)
Elevation	81 m (266 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	8,731
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	04916
Dialling codes	03535
Vehicle registration	EE, FI, LIB
Website	herzberg-elster.de

Herzberg (Elster) (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛʁt͡sˌbɛʁk] ^ⓘ) is a town in the Elbe-Elster district of the German federal state of Brandenburg.

Overview[edit]

From 1939 to 1945 it was home to 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.

History[edit]

From 1815 to 1944, Herzberg was part of the Prussian Province of Saxony. From 1944 to 1945, it was part of the Province of Halle-Merseburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany.