Hohe Elbgeest

Hohe Elbgeest
Amt
Flag of Hohe Elbgeest
Flag
Coat of arms of Hohe Elbgeest
Coat of arms
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

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


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  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.