Elsfleth

{{Infobox German location

|type = Stadt

|name = Elsfleth

|image_photo = 2012-08-08-fotoflug-bremen erster flug 0947a.JPG

|image_coa = DEU Elsfleth COA.svg

|coordinates = {{coord|53|14|N|8|28|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|image_plan = Elsfleth in BRA.svg

|state = Lower Saxony

|district = Wesermarsch

|elevation = 3

|area = 115.19

|postal_code = 26931

|area_code = 04404

|licence = BRA

|Gemeindeschlüssel = 03 4 61 004

|website = [https://www.elsfleth.de/ www.elsfleth.de]

|mayor = Brigitte Fuchs{{cite web|url=https://wahlen.statistik.niedersachsen.de/KW2021/reports/DW/20210912_DW_Uebersicht.pdf|title=Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021|date=13 October 2021|publisher=Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen}}

|leader_term = 2021–26

|party =

}}

Elsfleth ({{IPA|de|ˈɛlsˌfleːt|-|De-Elsfleth.ogg}}) is a town in the district of Wesermarsch, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated at the confluence of the Hunte with the Weser, on the left bank of the Weser.

It has a school of navigation (university of applied sciences), a harbour and docks.{{Citation needed|date=September 2019}}

Elsfleth offers many recreational facilities even though it is a small town,. It is an ideal place for families that want to escape big cities and like outdoor activities that are not only limited to tennis and biking. A nearby beach area and sailing club "SWE" contribute to Elsfleth's maritime character. So does the tall ship club Großherzogin Elisabeth amicably called "Lissi". Nearby larger cities are Brake, Nordenham, Oldenburg, and Bremen.

Sons and daughters of the city

  • Friedrich Bolte (1860-1940), Director of the Hamburg Navigation School
  • Karl Schröder (1890-1966), tax consultant and politician (SPD)
  • Erich Zander (1906-1985), jurist, politician (CDU)
  • Horst Karsten (born 1936), versatility rider, Olympic medal winner

Connected to Elsfleth

File:Herzog Friedrich Wilhelm von Braunschweig-Oels, der Schwarze Herzog.jpg

Locations

Huntorf power station, a compressed-air energy storage facility, is located in Elsfleth.

References

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