Hiking Highlight
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Behind Oelsnitz, the Weiße Elster is dammed up by the Pirk dam and, after the dam, flows through the towns of Weischnitz, Kürbitz and Straßberg.
Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wei%C3%9Fe_Elster
June 25, 2023
Unfortunately, the sewage treatment plant is located in the marked area, which is why it doesn't exactly smell pleasant. Downstream, the White Elster is heavily overgrown with algae. Nevertheless, fishing is still practiced here.
August 2, 2025
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