Lauenburg , or
Lauenburg an der Elbe (Lauenburg/Elbe), is a town in the state of
Schleswig-Holstein,
Germany. It is situated on the northern bank of the river
Elbe, east of
Hamburg. It is the southernmost town of Schleswig-Holstein and belongs to the
Kreis (district) of
Herzogtum Lauenburg. Lauenburg had a recorded population on 31 December 2013 of 11,253.