Elterlein (German pronunciation: [ˈɛltɐlaɪ̯n] ⓘ) is a town in the district of Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany.

It is situated in the Ore Mountains, 10 km west of Annaberg-Buchholz.

It consists of the divisions Elterlein, Hermannsdorf and Schwarzbach.

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

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