Hohe Elbgeest is an '' Amt'' ("common administration for several smaller municipalities") in the district of Lauenburg, in

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. It is situated approximately 7 km north of

Geesthacht Geesthacht () is the largest city in the District of the Duchy of Lauenburg (Herzogtum Lauenburg) in Schleswig-Holstein in Northern Germany, south-east of Hamburg on the right bank of the River Elbe. History A church was built in what is today ...

, and 27 km east of

Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = Central (CEST) , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal ...

. 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.

Municipalities

The ''Amt'' Hohe Elbgeest consists of the following municipalities (population in 2005 between brackets): #

Aumühle Aumühle () is a municipality in Schleswig-Holstein in northern Germany, about 21 km (14 mi) east of Hamburg. Its Friedrichsruh district is home to the family estate and mausoleum of Otto von Bismarck. Geography Aumühle lies on the ...

(3,088) # Börnsen (3,822) # Dassendorf (3,105) # Escheburg (3,036) #

Hamwarde Hamwarde is a municipality in the district of Lauenburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The town was an objective of, and was eventually captured by, the 2nd Bn, Gordon Highlanders, 227th Highland Brigade, part of the 15th (Scottish) Infantry D ...

(751) # Hohenhorn (443) # Kröppelshagen-Fahrendorf (1,082) # Wiershop (173) # Wohltorf (2,264) # Worth (171) #

Sachsenwald The Sachsenwald () is a forest near Hamburg, Germany. It is an unincorporated area in the amt Hohe Elbgeest. It derives its name (which means 'Saxon woods' in English) from being located in the former Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg, earlier also calle ...

unincorporated area An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

Ämter in Schleswig-Holstein {{HerzogtumLauenburg-geo-stub