Elsterwerda is a town in the Elbe-Elster district, in southwestern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the Black Elster river, 48 k…Elsterwerda is a town in the Elbe-Elster district, in southwestern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the Black Elster river, 48 km northwest of Dresden, and 11 km southeast of Bad Liebenwerda. From 1952 to 1990, Elsterwerda was part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany.