Elsterberg is a town in the Vogtlandkreis district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Weiße Elster, 6 km southwest of Greiz, and 13 km north of Plauen. The Vogtlandkreis is a Kreis (district) in the south-west of Saxony, Germany, at the borders to Thuringia, Bavaria, and the Czech Republic. ... The Free State of Saxony (German: Freistaat Sachsen; Sorbian: Swobodny Stat Sakska) has a land area of 18,413 km² and a population of 4. ... The WeiÃe Elster (in Czech: BÃlý HalÅ¡trov) is a 257 km long river in central Europe. ... Greiz is a town in Thuringia, the capital of the district Greiz. ... Plauen, old townhall Plauen is a city in Saxony, east-central Germany, located at 50°29â²N 12°07â²O. The city is situated near the border of Bavaria and the Czech Republic. ...
Coordinates: 50°36′N 12°10′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
Based on archive material and interviews with bit players in the drama of the fall of Königsberg, the programme alleges the Amber Room was moved by Popp, on the orders of his uncle, to old mine workings near Elsterberg, not far from Chemnitz.
He and others have written to Elsterberg authorities, seeking assistance in locating old coal workings.
The hills around Elsterberg and other towns in the region are speckled with abandoned workings: the question is where to start looking.