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Hohe Elbgeest

Coordinates: 53°29′N 10°22′E / 53.483°N 10.367°E / 53.483; 10.367
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Hohe Elbgeest
Flag of Hohe Elbgeest
Coat of arms of Hohe Elbgeest
Map of Lauenburg highlighting Hohe Elbgeest
Map of Lauenburg highlighting Hohe Elbgeest
CountryGermany
StateSchleswig-Holstein
DistrictLauenburg
Region seatDassendorf
Government
 • AmtsvorsteherMartina Falkenberg
Area
 • Total
679 km2 (262 sq mi)
Websiteamt-hohe-elbgeest.de

Hohe Elbgeest is an Amt ("common administration for several smaller municipalities") in the district of Lauenburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.[1] It is situated approximately 7 km north of Geesthacht, and 27 km east of Hamburg. Its seat is in Dassendorf.

In 2008, the Amt of Aumühle-Wohltorf was disbanded and its municipalities (Aumühle, Wohltorf,[2] and the unincorporated area of Sachsenwald)[citation needed] were folded into Hohe Elbgeest.[2]

Municipalities

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The Amt Hohe Elbgeest consists of the following municipalities[3] (population in 2005 between brackets):[citation needed]

  1. Aumühle (3,088)
  2. Börnsen (3,822)
  3. Dassendorf (3,105)
  4. Escheburg (3,036)
  5. Hamwarde (751)
  6. Hohenhorn (443)
  7. Kröppelshagen-Fahrendorf (1,082)
  8. Wiershop (173)
  9. Wohltorf (2,264)
  10. Worth (171)
  11. Sachsenwald, unincorporated area

53°29′N 10°22′E / 53.483°N 10.367°E / 53.483; 10.367


  1. ^ "Amtliche Bekanntmachung des Amtes Hohe Elbgeest Nr. 10/2023" (PDF). www.amt-hohe-elbgeest.de (in German). Amt Hohe Elbgeest. 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Geschichte des Amtes Hohe Elbgeest". www.amt-hohe-elbgeest.de (in German). Amt Hohe Elbgeest. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Amtsverwaltung / Amt Hohe Elbgeest". www.amt-hohe-elbgeest.de. Retrieved 18 November 2024.