Schwarzenbek | |
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 Church of Saint Francis | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Schwarzenbek within Herzogtum Lauenburg district  | |
  Schwarzenbek  Schwarzenbek | |
| Coordinates: 53°30′15″N 10°28′45″E / 53.50417°N 10.47917°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Herzogtum Lauenburg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ute Borchers-Seelig (Ind.) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.56 km2 (4.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 44 m (144 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 17,317 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 21493 |
| Dialling codes | 04151 |
| Vehicle registration | RZ |
| Website | www.schwarzenbek.de |
Schwarzenbek is a town in the district of Lauenburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approximately 10 km northeast of Geesthacht, and 35 km east of Hamburg. Schwarzenbeks' coat of arms shows a black wolf on a yellow field, beneath the wolf, the water symbolizes the river Schwarze Beke (meaning Black Creek).