District of Duchy of Lauenburg

Duchy of Lauenburg
Flag of Duchy of Lauenburg
Coat of arms of Duchy of Lauenburg
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CountryGermany
StateSchleswig-Holstein
CapitalRatzeburg
Government
 • District admin.Christoph Mager (CDU)
Area
 • Total
1,263 km2 (488 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022)[1]
 • Total
203,712
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationRZ
Websiteherzogtum-lauenburg.de

Duchy of Lauenburg (German: Herzogtum Lauenburg [ˈhɛʁtsoːktuːm ˈlaʊənbʊʁk] ) is the southernmost Kreis, or district, officially called District of Duchy of Lauenburg (German: Kreis Herzogtum Lauenburg), of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bordered by (from the west and clockwise) the district of Stormarn, the city of Lübeck, the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (districts of Nordwestmecklenburg and Ludwigslust-Parchim), the state of Lower Saxony (districts of Lüneburg and Harburg), and the city state of Hamburg. The district of Herzogtum Lauenburg is named after the former Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg.

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.