Besenthal

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Besenthal
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Location of Besenthal within Herzogtum Lauenburg district
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Besenthal
Coordinates: 53°31′47″N10°44′26″E / 53.52972°N 10.74056°E / 53.52972; 10.74056 Coordinates: 53°31′47″N10°44′26″E / 53.52972°N 10.74056°E / 53.52972; 10.74056
Country Germany
State Schleswig-Holstein
District Herzogtum Lauenburg
Municipal assoc. Büchen
Government
   Mayor Florian Schmidt
Area
  Total12.65 km2 (4.88 sq mi)
Elevation
29 m (95 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31) [1]
  Total92
  Density7.3/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
23899
Dialling codes 04547
Vehicle registration RZ
Website www.buechen.de

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

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References

  1. "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2020 (XLS-file)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German).