Elbtalaue

Elbtalaue
Samtgemeinde
Administration building in Dannenberg
Administration building in Dannenberg
Location of Elbtalaue within Lüchow-Dannenberg district
Location of Elbtalaue within Lüchow-Dannenberg district
Interactive map of Elbtalaue
Elbtalaue is located in Germany
Elbtalaue
Elbtalaue
Location within Germany
Elbtalaue is located in Lower Saxony
Elbtalaue
Elbtalaue
Location within Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 53°06′N 11°06′E / 53.100°N 11.100°E / 53.100; 11.100
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictLüchow-Dannenberg
SeatDannenberg
Subdivisions10 municipalities
Area
 • Total
424.53 km2 (163.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2025-12-31)
 • Total
19,921
 • Density46.925/km2 (121.53/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Websitewww.elbtalaue.de

Elbtalaue is a Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Lüchow-Dannenberg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Its seat is in the town Dannenberg. Actually, the word Elbtalaue means "Elbe floodplain" and describes a spatially not sharply defined region around the river's middle reaches in northern Germany.

The Samtgemeinde Elbtalaue consists of the following municipalities:

  1. Damnatz
  2. Dannenberg
  3. Göhrde
  4. Gusborn
  5. Hitzacker
  6. Jameln
  7. Karwitz
  8. Langendorf
  9. Neu Darchau
  10. Zernien

References

  1. ↑ "Tabelle EVAS 12411, Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022, Stand 31. Dezember 2025" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
  2. ↑ Portrait Mitgliedsgemeinden, Samtgemeinde Elbtalaue