Schwarzenbek-Land
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Schwarzenbek-Land is an Amt
("collective municipality") in the district of Lauenburg
, in Schleswig-Holstein
, Germany
. It is situated around Schwarzenbek
. Its seat is in Schwarzenbek, itself not part of the Amt.
The Amt Schwarzenbek-Land consists of the following municipalities (population in 2005 between brackets):
Amt (subnational entity)
Amt is a type of administrative division governing a group of municipalities, today only found in Germany, but formerly also common in northern European countries. Its size and functions differ by country and the term is roughly equivalent to a U.S...
("collective municipality") in the district of Lauenburg
Lauenburg (district)
Herzogtum Lauenburg is the southernmost Kreis, or district, of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bordered by the district of Stormarn, the city of Lübeck, the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern , the state of Lower Saxony , and the city state of Hamburg...
, in Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the sixteen states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It is situated around Schwarzenbek
Schwarzenbek
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...
. Its seat is in Schwarzenbek, itself not part of the Amt.
The Amt Schwarzenbek-Land consists of the following municipalities (population in 2005 between brackets):
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