Marschacht

Marschacht
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Marschacht within Harburg district
Marschacht Marschacht
Coordinates: 53°25′01″N 10°22′07″E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Harburg
Municipal assoc.	Elbmarsch
Subdivisions	5
Government
• Mayor	Claus Eckermann (SPD)
Area
• Total	26.12 km2 (10.08 sq mi)
Elevation	8 m (26 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	3,989
• Density	150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	21436
Dialling codes	04176
Vehicle registration	WL

Marschacht is a municipality in the district of Harburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It completes the Samtgemeinde Elbmarsch with Tespe and Drage. Marschacht is only a few kilometres far away from Geesthacht. 1216: First documentary mention of the settlement as Hachede, then a part of Saxony. A change in the course of the Elbe cuts the settlement into two: Geesthacht (in Schleswig-Holstein) and Marschacht .