Elster may refer to:
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Black Elster (''Schwarze Elster''), a river in Germany
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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
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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
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Elster Viaduct (Pirk), a road bridge over the White Elster
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Bad Elster, a spa town in the Vogtlandkreis district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany
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Bad Elster Spa Museum
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Elster (Elbe), a village and former municipality in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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Elster Mountains, in Saxony and the Czech Republic
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Kleine Elster, a river of Brandenburg, Germany
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Amt Kleine Elster (Niederlausitz), an ''Amt'' (collective municipality) in the district of Elbe-Elster, Germany
People
Surname
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Charles Harrington Elster (born 1957), American writer, broadcaster, and logophile
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Charlotte Elster, German-American physicist
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Else Elster (1910–1998), German film actress
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Erwin Elster (1887–1977), Polish painter and pedagogue
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Gottlieb Elster (1867–1917), German sculptor
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Ingolf Elster Christensen (1872–1943), Norwegian jurist, military officer, county governor and politician
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Jennifer Elster (active since 2001), American experimental artist, filmmaker, writer, photographer and performer
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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.
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, (born 1940), Norwegian social and political theorist
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Julius Elster (1854–1920), German teacher and physicist
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Kevin Elster (born 1964), American Major League Baseball player
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Kristian Elster (born 1841) (1841–1881), Norwegian novelist, journalist, literary critic and theatre critic; the father
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Kristian Elster (born 1881) (1881–1947), Norwegian novelist, literary historian, theatre critic and biographer; the son
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Magli Elster (1912–1993), Norwegian psychoanalyst, literary critic, poet and translator
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Torolf Elster (1911–2006), Norwegian journalist, editor and writer
Other uses
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Battle on the Elster, fought 1080 near the White Elster between king Henry IV of Germany and anti-king Rudolf of Rheinfelden
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Elster glaciation (Elsterian Stage)
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Elster Valley Railway (White Elster)
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Operation Elster (German for magpie) a 1944 German infiltration attempt on North America during World War II
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Pützer Elster, a light aircraft
See also
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C. A. Elster Building, a historic commercial building in Springville, California
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Elbe-Elster
Elbe-Elster is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the southern part of Brandenburg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Teltow-Fläming, Dahme-Spreewald, Oberspreewald-Lausitz, Meißen,
Nordsachsen and Wittenberg. The district has a partnership with the ...
, a ''Kreis'' (district) in the southern part of Brandenburg, Germany
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Elstra
Elstra () or Halštrow ( Upper Sorbian, ) is a town in the district of Bautzen, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Schwarze Elster, 6 kilometres southeast of Kamenz, and 34 kilometres northeast of Dresden. The name "Elstra" stems f ...
, a town in the district of Bautzen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany
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The Stranger from Elster Street'' (German: ''Die Fremde aus der Elstergasse''), a 1921 German silent drama film
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Zahna-Elster, a town in the district of Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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