Mountain Biking Highlight
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Please check local regulations for: Untere Schwarze Elster
Location: Jessen (Elster), Wittenberg, Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
The river rises in the Lusatian Mountains (Upper Lusatia) at an altitude of 317 m above sea level on the eastern flank of the 396 meter high peak, a secondary peak of the Hochstein.The source is located about 1.5 kilometers south of the town of Kindisch, which belongs to Elstra. From there, the Black Elster initially flows north through Elstra, Kamenz, Milstrich and Wittichenau. From Hoyerswerda, it flows west to Elsterheide. After 63 kilometers, it then crosses the Saxon-Brandenburg border. Immediately after the border, the Black Elster crosses the Koschen Canal between Groß- and Kleinkoschen at a waterway junction. It then flows through Senftenberg and Ruhland to Lauchhammer. There it reaches the Schraden, which covers around 15,000 hectares, and the mouth of the Pulsnitz.After the Black Elster has passed the narrowest point of the Breslau-Magdeburg glacial valley at Elsterwerda (7 km), it turns to the northwest and flows through the towns of Bad Liebenwerda, Herzberg and Jessen in the Elbe-Elster lowlands. It flows into the Elbe at river kilometre 198.5 at an altitude of 69 m above sea level near the municipality of Elster (Elbe).
Source de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwarze_Elster
May 9, 2024
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