Jesteburg

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Coordinates: 53°18′28″N 09°57′15″E / 53.30778, 9.95417

Jesteburg
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Jesteburg
Jesteburg (Germany)
Jesteburg
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Harburg
Municipal assoc. Jesteburg
Local subdivisions 6
Mayor Hans Heinrich Höper (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 27.97 km² (10.8 sq mi)
Elevation 34 m  (112 ft)
Population 7,270  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 260 /km² (673 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate WL
Postal code 21266
Area codes 04181, 04183

Jesteburg is a municipality in the district of Harburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 25 km south of Hamburg, and 6 km east of Buchholz in der Nordheide.

Jesteburg is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Jesteburg.