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Bad Elster (German pronunciation: [ˌbaːt ˈɛlstɐ]) is a spa town in the Vogtlandkreis district, in Saxony, Germany. It lies on the border of Bavaria and the Czech Republic in the Elster gebirge hills. It is situated on the river White Elster, and is protected from extremes of temperature by the surrounding wooded hills. It is 25 km southeast of Plauen, and 25 km northwest of Cheb. It is part of the Freunde im Herzen Europas microregion.

Bad Elster
Town
Location of Bad Elster within Vogtlandkreis district
AuerbachBergenFalkensteinGrünbachLimbachNeumarkNeustadtOelsnitzRosenbachSchöneckSteinberg
Bad Elster
Bad Elster
Coordinates: 50°16′55″N 12°14′5″E
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictVogtlandkreis
Government
  Mayor (202229) Olaf Schlott[1]
Area
  Total19.77 km2 (7.63 sq mi)
Elevation
546 m (1,791 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
  Total3,610
  Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
08645
Dialling codes037437
Vehicle registrationV, AE, OVL, PL, RC
Websitewww.badelster.de
König-Albert-Bad
König-Albert-Bad
evang. luth. church of Bad Elster
evang. luth. church of Bad Elster
pillar Halbmeilensäule of 1724 nearby Kirchberg
pillar "Halbmeilensäule" of 1724 nearby Kirchberg
White Elster in Bad Elster/Heißenstein, nearby Czech border
White Elster in Bad Elster/Heißenstein, nearby Czech border
Stamp of the GDR with the text: Elster Bad der Werktätigen (Elster spa town of the workers), Five year plan of 1953, Workers of Kurhaus Elster (Health Resort)
Stamp of the GDR with the text: "Elster Bad der Werktätigen" (Elster spa town of the workers), Five year plan of 1953, Workers of Kurhaus Elster (Health Resort)

History



Elster before 1800


Two kilometers north west of the town centre lies the remains of a twelfth-century walled village, known today as the "Alte Schloss" or "Old Castle". This was first documented in 1324. In 1412 a manor was sold to the von Zedtwitz family, who held it until 1800.

In 1533 the Reformation reached Adorf and its daughter church in Elster, and the first Protestant pastor was installed in 1540.

The healing properties of the waters from the spring now known as the Moritzquelle were recognised well before Georg Leisner, physician to the Duke Moritz von Sachsen-Zeitz, wrote in 1669 that inhabitants of both Adorf and Elster come to the spring to take the waters, and he had successfully used them on many different patients.

One famous visitor was Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, who came in 1795. He mentions the spring at Elster in his work Hermann and Dorothea.


(Bad) Elster in the 19th and 20th century


Elster became an independent parish in 1851. In 1892 the old St. Peter und Paul church was demolished and replaced with the Revival Gothic, St. Trinitatiskirche.

Elster was promoted to be the "Königlich-Sächsischen Staatsbad", official royal spa of Saxony in 1848. With that the visitor numbers rose: 1848: 129; 1850: 378, 1860: 1,750, 1870: 2,450, 1890: 5,870, 1900: 8,900, 1990: 15,600.

Elster prepended the Bad, meaning "spa", in 1875, Bad Elster became its official name in 1935. In 1880, Bademuseum Bad Elster opened; it was the first museum in the town and in Vogtland, but was short lived. A new museum opened in 1993.


Geography and transport



Places


Places within Bad Elster include Sohl and Mühlhausen.


Demography


Growth of Population (from 1964 on, as of December 31st):

  • 1834 - 701
  • 1871 - 1,248
  • 1890 - 1,120
  • 1910 - 2,251
  • 1925 - 3,368
  • 1939 - 3,546
  • 1946 - 3,657
  • 1964 - 3,353
  • 1971 - 3,336
  • 1990 - 4,701
  • 2003 - 4,101
  • 2004 - 4,060

Business


The main industries are tourism and health. There are seven clinics specialising in recuperation. In 2005 there were 35 establishments offering accommodation with 2400 beds, and receiving 540,000 bednights.

The town lies near the B 92. There are two open border crossings into the Czech Republic; open for pedestrians and bicycles but not cars, though post Schengen even the barrier has been removed. The station is 2.5 km from the town centre at Mühlhausen on the Plauen Eger line where there is a two hourly service.


Politics



Town Council


[3] The elections in May 2014 showed the following results:


Coat of arms


Field gold (or), with a naturalistic Magpie standing on three green hills (vert). From centre hill, a spring (argent) with water flowing to pool (argent).


Attractions


The most important buildings in Bad Elster are from the last quarter of the 19th century.


Twin town



Personalities



Sons and daughters of the town



Those associated with the site



References





На других языках


[de] Bad Elster

Bad Elster (bis 1875 Elster) ist ein Kurort und Staatsbad im sächsischen Vogtlandkreis. Die Stadt ist eines der ältesten Mineral- und Moorheilbäder Deutschlands und gehört der grenzüberschreitenden Mikroregion Freunde im Herzen Europas an.
- [en] Bad Elster

[fr] Bad Elster

Bad Elster est une ville de Saxe (Allemagne), située dans l'arrondissement du Vogtland, dans le district de Chemnitz.

[it] Bad Elster

Bad Elster è una città di 3.843 abitanti della Sassonia, in Germania. Appartiene al circondario del Vogtland (targa V).

[ru] Бад-Эльстер

Бад-Эльстер (нем. Bad Elster) — город в Германии, курорт, расположен в федеральном штате Саксония[1].



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