Black Elster

The Black Elster (German: Schwarze Elster) is a river in eastern Germany. It is about  long and is a right tributary of the Elbe.

The river flows through the federal states of Saxony, Brandenburg and Saxony-Anhalt. Its source is in Upper Lusatia, near the town of Elstra. The Black Elster flows into the Elbe near Elster (Elbe).

 Course 
The Black Elster flows north through towns including Kamenz, Hoyerswerda, Senftenberg, Lauchhammer, Elsterwerda, Bad Liebenwerda, Herzberg and Jessen.

 Tributaries 
Important tributaries of the Black Elster include the Pulsnitz, the Große Röder, the Kleine Elster and the Schweinitzer Fließ.

 History 
During the Napoleonic Wars, Field Marshal Blücher crossed the Elbe near the mouth of the Black Elster in October 1813.

 Related pages 
 White Elster
 List of rivers of Germany

Category:Rivers of Saxony
Category:Rivers of Brandenburg
Category:Rivers of Saxony-Anhalt