Elterlein
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Elterlein within Erzgebirgskreis district
Elterlein Show map of Germany Elterlein Show map of Saxony
Coordinates: 50°34′37″N 12°52′2″E / 50.57694°N 12.86722°E / 50.57694; 12.86722
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Erzgebirgskreis
Municipal assoc.	Geyer
Subdivisions	3
Government
• Mayor (2023–30)	Annette Ficker[1]
Area
• Total	45.87 km2 (17.71 sq mi)
Elevation	620 m (2,030 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	2,766
• Density	60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	09481
Dialling codes	037349
Vehicle registration	ERZ, ANA, ASZ, AU, MAB, MEK, STL, SZB, ZP
Website	www.elterlein-stadt.de

Elterlein (German pronunciation: [ˈɛltɐlaɪ̯n] ^ⓘ) is a town in the district of Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Ore Mountains, 10 km west of Annaberg-Buchholz. It consists of the divisions Elterlein, Hermannsdorf and Schwarzbach.

History

From 1952 to 1990, Elterlein was part of the Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt of East Germany.

Notable people

• Wolfgang Uhle (1512–1594), known as the plague priest of Annaberg

References

This Erzgebirgskreis location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

This Ore Mountains article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e