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Geesthacht | |
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 Church in Geesthacht | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Geesthacht within Lauenburg district  | |
  Geesthacht  Geesthacht | |
| Coordinates: 53°26′15″N 10°22′03″E / 53.43750°N 10.36750°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Lauenburg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Olaf Schulze |
| Area | |
| • Total | 33.18 km2 (12.81 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 32,336 |
| • Density | 970/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 21498–21502 |
| Dialling codes | 04152 |
| Vehicle registration | RZ |
| Website | www.geesthacht.de |
Geesthacht (German: [ɡeːstˈhaxt] ) is the largest city in the District of the Duchy of Lauenburg (Herzogtum Lauenburg) in Schleswig-Holstein in Northern Germany, 34 kilometres (21 mi) south-east of Hamburg on the right bank of the River Elbe.