It first flows southeast towards the southern end of Lake Müritz, which it enters at Vipperow.
On March 15, 1962 Elde was excluded from the SI along with Jørgen Nash.
The school has created links with other schools internationally: Elde College in Schijndel, The Netherlands; St Jadwiga the Queen Gymnasium in Luborzyca, Poland; Lilongwe Community School, Malawi; and Jubilee International School, Amman, Jordan.