Hohe Elbgeest

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
Amt
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

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