Tespe is a municipality in the district of Harburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Situated on the left bank of the river Elbe, it abuts on the district of Lüneburg at the south and the west. Tespe is 5 km southeast of Geesthacht and about 30 kilometres southeast of Hamburg.

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Coat of arms of Tespe
Location of Tespe within Harburg district
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Tespe is located in Germany
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Tespe is located in Lower Saxony
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Coordinates: 53°24′N 10°25′E / 53.400°N 10.417°E / 53.400; 10.417
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictHarburg
Municipal assoc.Elbmarsch
Subdivisions3 Ortsteile
Government
 • MayorJörg Werner (SPD)
Area
 • Total
24.87 km2 (9.60 sq mi)
Elevation
12 m (39 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total
4,848
 • Density190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
21395
Dialling codes04176, 04133
Vehicle registrationWL
Websitegemeinde-tespe.de

The municipalities Tespe, Marschacht and Drage together form the Samtgemeinde Elbmarsch. On the opposite bank of the Elbe is the Krümmel Nuclear Power Plant.

References

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  1. ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.