Herzberg (Elster)

Herzberg
Herzberg
Town
	Town hall
	Coat of arms
	Location of Herzberg within Elbe-Elster district
	Location of Herzberg
	Herzberg Location within Germany Herzberg Location within Brandenburg
	Coordinates: 51°41′N 13°14′E / 51.683°N 13.233°E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Elbe-Elster
Government
• Mayor (2025–33)	Karsten Eule-Prütz (Ind.)
Area
• Total	149.02 km2 (57.54 sq mi)
Elevation	81 m (266 ft)
Population (2024-12-31)
• Total	8,732
• Density	58.60/km2 (151.8/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: [ˈhɛʁtsˌbɛʁk] ^ⓘ) is a town in the Elbe-Elster district of the German federal state of Brandenburg.

Overview

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

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.

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