Geesthacht

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Geesthacht
Town
Church in Geesthacht
Coat of arms
Location of Geesthacht within Lauenburg district
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Coordinates: 53°26′15″N 10°22′03″E / 53.43750°N 10.36750°E / 53.43750; 10.36750
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.