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Elsterwerda (German pronunciation: [ˌɛlstɐˈvɛʁda] ; Lower Sorbian: Wikow) is a town in the Elbe-Elster district, in southwestern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the Black Elster river, 48 km northwest of Dresden, and 11 km southeast of Bad Liebenwerda.
History
From 1952 to 1990, Elsterwerda was part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany.
Demography
Gallery
Notable people
Maria Josepha of Austria (1699–1757), Austrian princess and Queen of Poland
Hartmut Buschbacher (born 1958), international rowing coach
Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland (1733–1796), Saxon prince
Franciszka Krasińska (1742–1796), Polish noblewoman and morganatic wife of the above
Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider (1750–1822), classicist and naturalist, spent his childhood in Elsterwerda
Johannes Gillhoff (1861–1930), teacher and author
Erich Straube (1887–1971), officer in WW I and WW II
Richard Markert (1891–1957), senate president and mayor of Bremen
Bernd Martin (born 1940), historian, grew up in Elsterwerda
Siegbert Horn (1950–2016), canoeist, Olympic and World Champion
Ralf Minge (born 1960), football player and coach
See also
Elsterwerda-Grödel raft canal
Holzhof Elsterwerda
References
External links
Official website (in German)