Elbe-Elster District – DE407

EU regions: Germany > Brandenburg > Brandenburg > Elbe-Elster District

Indicator	Period	Value
Gross domestic product
GDP per capita in PPS of EU average	2022	74

More on wikipedia wikidata Q6152 on OpenStreetMap Elbe-Elster District slovensky: DE407

Demographics

Indicator	Period	Value
Demographics
number of inhabitants	2024	98 750
population density	2023	52.7
old-age dependency ratio	2024	52.3

From Wikipedia: Elbe-Elster is a Kreis (district) in the southern part of Brandenburg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Teltow-Fläming, Dahme-Spreewald, Oberspreewald-Lausitz, Meißen,

Nordsachsen and Wittenberg. The district has a partnership with the Märkischer Kreis.

History

The district was established in 1993 by merging the former districts (Kreise) of Finsterwalde, Bad Liebenwerda and Herzberg.

Geography

The district is named after two rivers – the Elbe river forms the western border with Saxony, the Black Elster (Schwarze Elster) is a tributary of the Elbe and runs through the district. The district is part of the Lusatia region. The fens along the Black Elster are a habitat of several rare animals, like kingfishers, beavers and otters.

Other: Brandenburg, Barnim District, Dahme-Spreewald District, Potsdam, Elbe-Elster District, Havelland District, Märkisch-Oderland District, Oberspreewald-Lausitz District, Oder-Spree District, Cottbus, Potsdam-Mittelmark District, Prignitz District, Teltow-Fläming District, Spree-Neiße District, Brandenburg an der Havel, Frankfurt (Oder), Uckermark District, Oberhavel District, Ostprignitz-Ruppin District

Neighbours: Teltow-Fläming District, Nordsachsen, Oberspreewald-Lausitz District, Dahme-Spreewald District, Wittenberg, Meissen District

Suggested citation: Michal Páleník: Europe and its regions in numbers - Elbe-Elster District – DE407, IZ Bratislava, retrieved from: https://www.iz.sk/​PDE407, ISBN: 978-80-970204-9-1, DOI:10.5281/zenodo.10200164

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