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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.
Hohe Elbgeest | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Map of Lauenburg highlighting Hohe Elbgeest | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Lauenburg |
| Region seat | Dassendorf |
| Government | |
| • Amtsvorsteher | Martina Falkenberg |
| Area | |
• Total | 679 km2 (262 sq mi) |
| Website | amt-hohe-elbgeest.de |
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
editThe Amt Hohe Elbgeest consists of the following municipalities[3] (population in 2005 between brackets):[citation needed]
- Aumühle (3,088)
- Börnsen (3,822)
- Dassendorf (3,105)
- Escheburg (3,036)
- Hamwarde (751)
- Hohenhorn (443)
- Kröppelshagen-Fahrendorf (1,082)
- Wiershop (173)
- Wohltorf (2,264)
- Worth (171)
- Sachsenwald, unincorporated area
53°29′N 10°22′E / 53.483°N 10.367°E
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- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Geschichte des Amtes Hohe Elbgeest". www.amt-hohe-elbgeest.de (in German). Amt Hohe Elbgeest. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "Amtsverwaltung / Amt Hohe Elbgeest". www.amt-hohe-elbgeest.de. Retrieved 18 November 2024.