Marschacht | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Marschacht within Harburg district  | |
  Marschacht  Marschacht | |
| Coordinates: 53°25′01″N 10°22′07″E / 53.41694°N 10.36861°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Harburg |
| Municipal assoc. | Elbmarsch |
| Subdivisions | 5 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Claus Eckermann (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26.12 km2 (10.08 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,989 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 21436 |
| Dialling codes | 04176 |
| Vehicle registration | WL |
Marschacht is a municipality in the district of Harburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It completes the Samtgemeinde Elbmarsch with Tespe and Drage. Marschacht is only a few kilometres far away from Geesthacht. 1216: First documentary mention of the settlement as Hachede, then a part of Saxony. A change in the course of the Elbe cuts the settlement into two: Geesthacht (in Schleswig-Holstein) and Marschacht .