ELSTER

elster, a spa and inland watering-place of germany, in the kingdom of saxony, on the weisse elster, close to the bohemian frontier on the railway plauen-eger, and 20 m. s. of the former. it has some industries of lace-making and weaving, and a population of about 2000, in addition to visitors. the mineral springs, saline-chalybeate, specific in cases of nervous disorders and feminine ailments, have been lately supplemented by baths of various kinds, and these, together with the natural attractions of the place as a climatic health resort, have combined to make it a fashionable watering-place during the summer season. the number of visitors amounts annually to about 10,000. see flechsig, _bad elster_ (leipzig, 1884).