Elster may refer to:

Places

* Black Elster (''Schwarze Elster''), a river in Germany * White Elster (''Weiße Elster''), a river in Germany and the Czech Republic ** Elster Viaduct, 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 The first Spa Museum (''Bademuseum'') in Bad Elster, Saxony was opened in 1880 due to the work of Prof. Dr. Robert Flechsig (1817–1892), Bernhard v. Heygendorff (1843–1916) and the Royal Saxony court photographer Emil Tietze (1840–1831). It ...

* Elster (Elbe), a village and former municipality in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany * Elster Mountains, in Saxony and the Czech Republic * Kleine Elster, a river of Brandenburg, Germany *

Amt Kleine Elster (Niederlausitz) Amt Kleine Elster (Niederlausitz) is an ''Amt'' ("collective municipality") in the district of Elbe-Elster, in Brandenburg, Germany. Its seat is in Massen-Niederlausitz. The ''Amt'' Kleine Elster (Niederlausitz) consists of the following municipal ...

, an ''Amt'' (collective municipality) in the district of Elbe-Elster, Germany

People

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* Charles Harrington Elster (born 1957), American writer, broadcaster, and logophile *

Charlotte Elster Charlotte Elster is a German-American theoretical nuclear physicist whose early work made significant contributions to the formulation of the Bonn potential for the nuclear force, in joint work with Ruprecht Machleidt and . In later research, sh ...

, German-American physicist * Else Elster (1910–1998), German film actress *

Erwin Elster Erwin Elster (born May 8, 1887 in Korszów, died April 16, 1977 in Gdańsk) was a Polish painter, pedagogue, and the co-founder of the Society of Artists "Świt" (''Towarzystwa Artystów Plastyków "Świt"''). Erwin Elster completed his studies ...

(1887–1977), Polish painter and pedagogue *

Gottlieb Elster Gottlieb Elster (8October 18676December 1917) was a German sculptor. Life Elster was born in Kreiensen on 8 October 1867. He studied at the Braunschweig University of Technology from 1888 to 1891, later attending the Academy of Fine Arts, Muni ...

(1867–1917), German sculptor *

Ingolf Elster Christensen Ingolf Elster Christensen (28 March 1872 in Førde – 3 May 1943 in Førde) was a Norwegian jurist, military officer, county governor, and Member of Parliament from the Conservative Party. Biography Christensen was born at Sunnfjord in S ...

(1872–1943), Norwegian jurist, military officer, county governor and politician * Jennifer Elster (active since 2001), American experimental artist, filmmaker, writer, photographer and performer * Jon Elster, (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) Kristian Mandrup Elster (4 March 1841 – 11 April 1881) was a Norwegian novelist, journalist, literary critic and theatre critic. Biography He was born at Overhalla in Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. He was the son of Christen Christensen Elster (1 ...

(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

Other uses

* Battle on the Elster, 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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