Elster Mountains
The Elster Mountains is a small mountain range within the Fichtel Mountains in Germany and the Czech Republic. They lie in a region known as Vogtland, and take their name from the river Elster, or more precisely the White Elster which has its source in these hills, near the Czech town of Aš.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 605 metres
- Description: mountain range
- Also known as: “Halštrovské Hory”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Polish-Saxon Post Milestone Rohrbach and Wirtsberg.
Polish-Saxon Post Milestone Rohrbach
Historic site
Photo: Lysippos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Polish-Saxon Post Milestone Rohrbach is a historic site.
Wirtsberg
Peak
Photo: JWeller, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wirtsberg is a mountain of Saxony, southeastern Germany.
Station 148 Landwüst
Historic site
Photo: Lysippos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Station 148 Landwüst is a historic site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rohrbach and Landwüst.
Oberbrambach
Village
Photo: Lysippos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Oberbrambach is a village, which is situated 3 km southwest of Elster Mountains.
Elster Mountains
- Categories: mountain range and landform
- Location: Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic, Central Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Venetian—“Elster Mountains” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Елстергебирге”
- Cebuano: “Elstergebirge”
- Czech: “Halštrovské hory”
- Dutch: “Elstergebergte”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبال الستر”
- Esperanto: “Elstergebirge”
- Esperanto: “Halštrovské hory”
- German: “Elstergebirge”
- Hebrew: “הרי אלסטר”
- Italian: “Monti Elster”
- Ladin: “Crëps de Elster”
- Macedonian: “Елстерски Планини”
- Macedonian: “Халштровски Планини”
- Romanian: “Elstergebirge”
- Russian: “Эльстер (горы)”
- Russian: “Эльстерские горы”
- Swedish: “Elstergebirge”
- Venetian: “Monti Elster”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Raunergrund and Výspa.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Schieferknoch and Kuh-Berg.
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