Crossen an der Elster
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Crossen an der Elster | |
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 View of Crossen with the Crossen Palace in background | |
Location of Crossen an der Elster within Saale-Holzland-Kreis district  | |
  Crossen an der Elster  Crossen an der Elster | |
| Coordinates: 50°58′35″N 11°58′40″E / 50.97639°N 11.97778°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Thuringia |
| District | Saale-Holzland-Kreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Heideland-Elstertal-Schkölen |
| Subdivisions | 3 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–29) | Hebert Zimmermann[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.74 km2 (4.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 176 m (577 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,568 |
| • Density | 146.0/km2 (378.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 07613 |
| Dialling codes | 036693 |
| Vehicle registration | SHK, EIS, SRO |
| Website | www.crossen.de |
Crossen an der Elster is a village and municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, in east-central Germany. The White Elster is the name of the small river which flows through the municipality, so 'Crossen on the Elster' would be the English equivalent.
It is home to the Crossen Palace, a Baroque building with an Italian-style decorated ballroom.
The first documented mention of Crossen was from 31 March 995.[3]
In 1937 the name of the town was changed to Krossen/Elster. From 1 January 1991 it was officially renamed to Crossen an der Elster.
