Elterlein () is a town in the district of Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Ore Mountains, 10km west of Annaberg-Buchholz. It consists of the divisions Elterlein, Hermannsdorf and Schwarzbach.

History

From 1952 to 1990, Elterlein was part of the Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt of East Germany.

Notable people

• Wolfgang Uhle (1512–1594), known as the plague priest of Annaberg

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