Strehla (Upper Sorbian: Strjela, pronounced [ˈstʁʲɛla]) is a small town in the district of Meißen, Saxony, Germany.

Strehla includes the following subdivisions: Strehla was first mentioned in 1002, when its castle was set on fire by Polish King Boleslaw I, on his way back to Poland from a meeting with German King Henry; starting the German-Polish War of 1002–1018.

The Battle of Strehla between Austria and Prussia took place around the town during the Seven Years' War.

[3] Strehla is also regarded as the point towards the end of World War II where troops of the Western Allies heading East first encountered Soviet troops heading West, at 11:30am on April 25, 1945, when Lieutenant Albert Kotzebue of the 69th Infantry Division (United States) encountered a Russian on horseback at nearby Leckwitz, later identified as a trooper of a Soviet Guards rifle regiment.

The later encounter on the same day at 4:40 p.m. in Torgau, about twenty miles to the north, would go into history books as the official link-up.