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Hamwarde
Hamwarde
Municipality
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Hamwarde within Herzogtum Lauenburg district
	Hamwarde Hamwarde
	Coordinates: 53°27′N 10°25′E / 53.450°N 10.417°E
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Herzogtum Lauenburg
Municipal assoc.	Hohe Elbgeest
Government
• Mayor	Friedrich-Wilhelm Richard (SPD)
Area
• Total	6.68 km2 (2.58 sq mi)
Elevation	49 m (161 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	851
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	21502
Dialling codes	04152
Vehicle registration	RZ
Website	www.amt-hohe-; elbgeest.de

Hamwarde is a municipality in the district of Lauenburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

The town was an objective of, and was eventually captured by, the 2nd Bn, Gordon Highlanders, 227th Highland Brigade, part of the 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division during the operations to cross the River Elbe in April 1945.

References

^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.

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[1] "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.

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