Harburg (district)

Harburg
Flag of Harburg
Coat of arms of Harburg
Map
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
CapitalWinsen (Luhe)
Government
 • District admin.Rainer Rempe (CDU)
Area
 • Total1,245 km2 (481 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022)[1]
 • Total261,890
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationWL
Websitewww.landkreis-harburg.de

District Harburg is a district (Landkreis) in Hamburg and Lower Saxony, Germany. It takes its name from the town of Harburg upon Elbe, which used to be the capital of the district but is now part of Hamburg. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) the districts of Lüneburg, Heidekreis, Rotenburg (Wümme) and Stade, by the City of Hamburg and the State of Schleswig-Holstein (District of Lauenburg).

  1. ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.