Elstra

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Elstra
Halštrow
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Elstra
Coat of arms
Location of Elstra within Bautzen district
Elstra is located in Germany
Elstra
Elstra
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
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictBautzen
Subdivisions13
Government
 • Mayor (2015–22) Frank Wachholz[1]
Area
 • Total32.65 km2 (12.61 sq mi)
Elevation
200 m (700 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total2,704
 • Density83/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
01920
Dialling codes035793
Vehicle registrationBZ, BIW, HY, KM
Websitewww.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 .

The city has only about 2000 citizens and is one of the smallest cities in Germany. The whole municipality has 2807 citizens (in 2016).[3]

Due to the town name's similarity to the word "Elster" (German for magpie), magpies are often used in the town's self-identity.

Personalities[]

  • Georg Derlitzki (1889-1958), important agricultural scientist and economist
  • Karl Schön (1923-1994), politician (SPD), born in Elstra
  • (1902-2000), artist, born in Elstra
  • (1820-1907), architect

References[]

  1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen 2015, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 12 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2020". Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). June 2021.
  3. ^ "Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus" (PDF).


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