White Elster
| White Elster Weiße Elster, Bílý Halštrov | |
|---|---|
White Elster valley near Wünschendorf/Elster | |
| Location | |
| Countries | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Hazlov, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic |
| • elevation | 724 m (2,375 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Saale |
• coordinates | 51°25′57″N 11°57′10″E / 51.43250°N 11.95278°E |
| Length | 257 km (160 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Saale→ Elbe→ North Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Weida |
| • right | Schwarzbach, Trieb, Göltzsch, Schnauder, Pleiße, Parthe, Reide |
The White Elster (German: Weiße Elster [ˌvaɪsə ˈʔɛlstɐ] ⓘ; Czech: Bílý Halštrov) is a 257-kilometre-long (160 mi) 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". 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.