Hohe Elbgeest Explained

Hohe Elbgeest
Native Name Lang:de
Settlement Type:Amt
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Germany
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Schleswig-Holstein
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Lauenburg
Seat Type:Region seat
Seat:Dassendorf
Leader Title:Amtsvorsteher
Leader Name:Martina Falkenberg
Area Total Km2:67,9
Website:amt-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, and the unincorporated area of Sachsenwald) were folded into Hohe Elbgeest.[2]

Municipalities

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

  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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amtliche Bekanntmachung des Amtes Hohe Elbgeest Nr. 10/2023 . www.amt-hohe-elbgeest.de . Amt Hohe Elbgeest . 18 November 2024 . de . 2023.
  2. Web site: Geschichte des Amtes Hohe Elbgeest . www.amt-hohe-elbgeest.de . Amt Hohe Elbgeest . 18 November 2024 . de.
  3. Web site: Amtsverwaltung / Amt Hohe Elbgeest . www.amt-hohe-elbgeest.de . 18 November 2024.