District Harburg is a district ( Landkreis ) in Hamburg and Lower Saxony , Germany. It takes its name from the town of Harburg upon Elbe , which used to be the capital of the district but is now part of Hamburg . It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) the districts of Lüneburg , Heidekreis , Rotenburg (Wümme) and Stade , by the City of Hamburg and the State of Schleswig-Holstein (District of Lauenburg ).
3-524: Hanstedt is a municipality in the district of Harburg , in Lower Saxony , Germany . It is situated approximately 35 km south of Hamburg , and 25 km west of Lüneburg . Hanstedt is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Hanstedt . This Harburg district location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Harburg (district) In 1885
6-565: The Prussian government established three districts in this region: the District of Harburg, the District of Winsen and the district-free City of Harburg upon Elbe . In 1932 the districts of Winsen and Harburg were merged; the City of Harburg-Wilhelmsburg (which had been merged in 1927) became the capital of the district, although it remained district-free and hence was not a part of the district. In 1937
9-584: The City of Harburg-Wilhelmsburg was incorporated into the City of Hamburg with the Greater Hamburg Act . Harburg and Wilhelmsburg became two boroughs of Hamburg. The District of Harburg remained with the State of Prussia and retained its autonomy. Winsen upon Luhe became the new capital of the District in 1944. The District is located south of Hamburg and includes several suburbs of the Hamburg metropolitan area. In
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