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Weiße Elster (in Czech: Bílý Halštrov) is a 257 km long river in central Europe. Its source is in the westernmost part of the Czech Republic, near . After a few km it flows into eastern Germany. In Germany, it flows through the states Saxony, Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt.

The Weiße Elster flows through the cities Plauen, Greiz,Gera, Zeitz and Leipzig. It flows into the river Saale near Merseburg.

There is also a river Schwarze Elster in eastern Germany.