Hohe Elbgeest is an Amt ("common administration for several smaller municipalities") in the district of Lauenburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approximately 7 km north of Geesthacht, and 27 km east of Hamburg. Its seat is in Dassendorf.In 2008, the Amt of Aumühle-Wohltorf was disbanded and its municipalities (Amhüle, Wohltorf, and the unincorporated area of Sachsenwald) were folded into Hohe Elbgeest.MunicipalitiesThe Amt Hohe Elbgeest consists of the following municipalities :Aumühle Börnsen Dassendorf Escheburg Hamwarde Hohenhorn Kröppelshagen-Fahrendorf Wiershop Wohltorf Worth Sachsenwald, unincorporated area