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Elsterbrunnen Fountain, Elsterwerda

Elsterbrunnen Fountain, Elsterwerda

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Elsterbrunnen Fountain, Elsterwerda

Recommended by 30 hikers out of 32

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Location: Elsterwerda, Elbe-Elster, Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany

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2. Elsterwerda Town Hall – Schlossallee Elsterwerda loop from Krauschütz

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3. Memorial fountain at Elsterschloss – Schwarze Elster loop from Krauschütz

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Sandra

September 2, 2018

Elsterbrunnen was redesigned and created a stage for various events.

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thomas.nbg_goho

January 6, 2020

"The market place of the southern Brandenburg town of Elsterwerda is located directly in the city center. The centuries-old historical part in the east of the area covered a base area of 40 × 40 meters Victim fell and was not rebuilt. " de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markt_(Elsterwerda)

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Theresa

April 27, 2025

Pretty fountain with a magpie of course 😉

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Beyond the Horizon

July 14, 2025

Entering Elsterwerda's market square isn't just a visit to the center of a small town—it's a quiet conversation with time. The pavement speaks of centuries of trade, arguments, gossip, and celebration. And of a fire that came when everything seemed long over. The western half—a post-war space, open, almost shy, as if still wondering if it belonged. The eastern part, in contrast, is closed, staid, and as old as the city itself.

A fountain watches over the square. Playful, almost foolish, with a figure that pretends to have everything under control. Perhaps a reflection of civic pride, perhaps just a tongue-in-cheek commentary on the world, a three-story ascent, with dove, blossom, and a water feature that never flows the same. As if someone had tried to bring order to the chaos of history.

The rows of houses all around seem as if they have come together to stand together – against the wind, against change, against the force of events. And while the cars park on the paved areas like bored onlookers, the facades whisper of the days when horse-drawn carts set the pace and merchants still weighed their goods by hand.

Elsterwerda's market square is not a postcard motif. It is a place with patina, with fractures, with substance. A place that knows more than it shows. Anyone who stops here and listens quickly realizes: This square speaks. You just have to learn to listen to its silence.

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Elsterbrunnen Fountain, Elsterwerda

1. Memorial fountain at Elsterschloss – Elsterwerda Town Hall loop from Elsterwerda

2. Elsterwerda Town Hall – Schlossallee Elsterwerda loop from Krauschütz

3. Memorial fountain at Elsterschloss – Schwarze Elster loop from Krauschütz

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