Black Elster
The 883rd longest river in the world
The Black Elster or Schwarze Elster ([ˌʃvaʁtsə ˈʔɛlstɐ], Lower Sorbian: Carny Halšter, Upper Sorbian: Čorny Halštrow) is a 179-kilometre-long (111 mi) river in eastern Germany, in the states of Saxony, Brandenburg and Saxony-Anhalt. It is a right tributary of the Elbe. Its source is in the Upper Lusatia region, near Elstra/Halštrow. The Black Elster flows through the cities Kamenz/Kamjenc, Hoyerswerda/Wojerecy, Senftenberg/Zły Komorow, Lauchhammer, Elsterwerda, Bad Liebenwerda, Herzberg and Jessen. It flows into the river Elbe at Elster (Elbe), upstream from Wittenberg.
Flows through: Germany.
River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.