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Black Elster The Black Elster or Schwarze Elster ( German, ; ; ) is a long river in eastern Germany, in the states of Saxony, Brandenburg and Saxony-Anhalt. It is a right tributary of the Elbe. Its source is in the Upper Lusatia region, near Elstra. The Blac ...

(''Schwarze Elster''), a river in Germany *

White Elster The White Elster (, ) is a 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 easte ...

(''Weiße Elster''), a river in Germany and the Czech Republic **

Elster Viaduct The Elster Viaduct () is a railway bridge in the German state of Saxony. It carries the Leipzig–Hof railway, Leipzig–Hof line near Pöhl, Jocketa over the valley of the White Elster. After the Göltzsch Viaduct (''Göltzschtalbrücke'') it is ...

, a railway bridge over the White Elster ** Elster Viaduct (Pirk), a road bridge over the White Elster * Bad Elster, a spa town in the Vogtlandkreis district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany ** Bad Elster Spa Museum * Elster (Elbe), a village and former municipality in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany *

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 ...

, in Saxony and the Czech Republic * Kleine Elster, a river of Brandenburg, Germany * Amt Kleine Elster (Niederlausitz), an ''Amt'' (collective municipality) in the district of Elbe-Elster, Germany

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* Charles Harrington Elster (born 1957), American writer, broadcaster, and logophile * Charlotte Elster, German-American physicist * Else Elster (1910–1998), German film actress * Erwin Elster (1887–1977), Polish painter and pedagogue * Gottlieb Elster (1867–1917), German sculptor * Ingolf Elster Christensen (1872–1943), Norwegian jurist, military officer, county governor and politician *

Jennifer Elster Jennifer Elster is an American experimental artist, filmmaker, writer, photographer, musician, and performer. She is the founder of ''The Development'', a film and art studio based in New York City. She is best known for her performance artwork, ...

(active since 2001), American experimental artist, filmmaker, writer, photographer and performer *

Jon Elster Jon Elster (; born 22 February 1940) is a Norwegian philosopher and political theorist who holds the Robert K. Merton professorship of Social Science at Columbia University and since 2005 professor of social science at the Collège de France. ...

, (born 1940), Norwegian social and political theorist * Julius Elster (1854–1920), German teacher and physicist * Kevin Elster (born 1964), American Major League Baseball player * Kristian Elster (born 1841) (1841–1881), Norwegian novelist, journalist, literary critic and theatre critic; the father * Kristian Elster (born 1881) (1881–1947), Norwegian novelist, literary historian, theatre critic and biographer; the son * Magli Elster (1912–1993), Norwegian psychoanalyst, literary critic, poet and translator * Torolf Elster (1911–2006), Norwegian journalist, editor and writer

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Battle on the Elster Battle on the Elster () was the third and last battle between the Salian king Henry IV of Germany and anti-king Rudolf of Rheinfelden, fought on October 14, 1080 near Hohenmölsen on the White Elster river. Rudolf's forces were victorious; howe ...

, fought 1080 near the White Elster between king Henry IV of Germany and anti-king Rudolf of Rheinfelden * Elster glaciation (Elsterian Stage) * Elster Valley Railway (White Elster) * Operation Elster (German for magpie) a 1944 German infiltration attempt on North America during World War II * Pützer Elster, a light aircraft

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