You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in German. (November 2022) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
View a machine-translated version of the German article.
Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia.
Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article.
You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing German Wikipedia article at [[:de:Weiße Elster]]; see its history for attribution.
You should also add the template {{Translated|de|Weiße Elster}} to the talk page.
The White Elster[1][2][3] (German: Weiße Elster, Czech: Bílý Halštrov) is a 257-kilometre (160 mi) long river in central Europe. It is a right tributary of the Saale. The source of the White Elster is in the westernmost part of the Czech Republic, in the territory of Hazlov. After a few kilometres, it flows into eastern Germany where it cuts through the Vogtland in (according to the Encyclopædia Britannica) a "deep and picturesque valley".[4] In Germany it flows through the states of Saxony, Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt. The White Elster flows through the cities of Plauen, Greiz, Gera, Zeitz, Pegau and Leipzig, and into the river Saale in Halle.
Although "Elster" is German for "magpie", the origin of the name has nothing to do with the bird. It is of Slavic origin: alstrawa = hurrying water. The White Elster never meets the Black Elster, which flows from Lusatia into the River Elbe. The rivers have the names "white" and "black" to distinguish between them.
Historyedit
The White Elster proved disastrous to the French troops when they retreated from Leipzig in October 1813, as a part of the Napoleonic Wars.[2]Józef Poniatowski, Marshal of France, drowned in the river on 19 October 1813.
^The "White Elster" river at www.germany-tourism.co.uk
^ abBrookes, Richard and Marshall, John (1832). A new universal gazetteer: containing a description of the principal nations, W.W. Reed & Co,, New York, p. 270
^White Elster from National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA. Accessed on 16 Jan 2011.
white, elster, help, expand, this, article, with, text, translated, from, corresponding, article, german, november, 2022, click, show, important, translation, instructions, view, machine, translated, version, german, article, machine, translation, like, deepl,. You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in German November 2022 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the German article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing German Wikipedia article at de Weisse Elster see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated de Weisse Elster to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation The White Elster 1 2 3 German Weisse Elster Czech Bily Halstrov is a 257 kilometre 160 mi long river in central Europe It is a right tributary of the Saale The source of the White Elster is in the westernmost part of the Czech Republic in the territory of Hazlov After a few kilometres it flows into eastern Germany where it cuts through the Vogtland in according to the Encyclopaedia Britannica a deep and picturesque valley 4 In Germany it flows through the states of Saxony Thuringia and Saxony Anhalt The White Elster flows through the cities of Plauen Greiz Gera Zeitz Pegau and Leipzig and into the river Saale in Halle White ElsterWeisse Elster Bily HalstrovWhite Elster valley near Wunschendorf ElsterLocationCountriesGermanyCzech RepublicPhysical characteristicsSource locationHazlov Karlovy Vary Region Czech Republic elevation724 m 2 375 ft Mouth locationSaale coordinates51 25 57 N 11 57 10 E 51 43250 N 11 95278 E 51 43250 11 95278Length257 km 160 mi Basin featuresProgressionSaale Elbe North SeaTributaries leftWeida rightSchwarzbach Trieb Goltzsch Schnauder Pleisse Parthe Reide Contents 1 Name 2 History 3 See also 4 ReferencesName editAlthough Elster is German for magpie the origin of the name has nothing to do with the bird It is of Slavic origin alstrawa hurrying water The White Elster never meets the Black Elster which flows from Lusatia into the River Elbe The rivers have the names white and black to distinguish between them History editThe White Elster proved disastrous to the French troops when they retreated from Leipzig in October 1813 as a part of the Napoleonic Wars 2 Jozef Poniatowski Marshal of France drowned in the river on 19 October 1813 nbsp Source of the White ElsterSee also editBlack Elster Elster glaciation Leipzig River NetworkReferences edit The White Elster river at www germany tourism co uk a b Brookes Richard and Marshall John 1832 A new universal gazetteer containing a description of the principal nations W W Reed amp Co New York p 270 White Elster from National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Bethesda MD USA Accessed on 16 Jan 2011 Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Elster Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 9 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 300 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Weisse Elster This article related to a river in Saxony is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article related to a river in Thuringia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article related to a river in Saxony Anhalt is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Karlovy Vary Region location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article related to a river in the Czech Republic is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title White Elster amp oldid 1192378885, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
