Eiderstedt (Amt)
Amt in Germany
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Coat of arms
Map of Nordfriesland highlighting Eiderstedt
(2020-12-31)
Eiderstedt (German: Eiderstedt; Danish: Ejdersted; North Frisian: Ääderstää) is an Amt ("collective municipality") in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The Amt covers the peninsula of Eiderstedt, excepted for the town of Tönning.
History
On January 1, 2008, the independent municipality of Sankt Peter-Ording became part of the Amt.
Subdivision
The Amt Eiderstedt consists of the following municipalities (population in 2005 between brackets):
- Garding (2,664) [town]
- Garding, Kirchspiel (344)
- Grothusenkoog (20)
- Katharinenheerd (173)
- Kotzenbüll (236)
- Norderfriedrichskoog (44)
- Oldenswort (1,282)
- Osterhever (246)
- Poppenbüll (179)
- Sankt Peter-Ording (4,177)
- Tating (990)
- Tetenbüll (610)
- Tümlauer-Koog (100)
- Vollerwiek (224)
- Welt (214)
- Westerhever (129)
Coat of arms
The coat of arms displays a golden ship on a blue background with 3 sails in which are drawn, in red, a leopard, a cow and a fish.[1]
References
- ^ (in German) Blazon description and infos on schleswig-holstein.de[permanent dead link]
External links
- (in German) Amt Eiderstedt official site
- (in German) Eiderstedt.net Eiderstedt peninsula website
- (in German) Eiderstedt peninsula website
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The Ämter are listed per district (Kreis)
- Berkenthin
- Breitenfelde
- Büchen
- Hohe Elbgeest
- Lauenburgische Seen
- Lütau
- Sandesneben-Nusse
- Schwarzenbek-Land
- Eiderstedt
- Föhr-Amrum
- Landschaft Sylt
- Mittleres Nordfriesland
- Nordsee-Treene
- Pellworm
- Südtondern
- Viöl
- Großer Plöner See
- Lensahn
- Oldenburg-Land
- Ostholstein-Mitte
- Bokhorst-Wankendorf
- Großer Plöner See
- Lütjenburg
- Preetz-Land
- Probstei
- Schrevenborn
- Selent/Schlesen
- Achterwehr
- Bordesholm
- Dänischenhagen
- Dänischer Wohld
- Eiderkanal
- Eidertal
- Fockbek
- Hohner Harde
- Hüttener Berge
- Jevenstedt
- Mittelholstein
- Nortorfer Land
- Schlei-Ostsee
- Arensharde
- Eggebek
- Geltinger Bucht
- Haddeby
- Hürup
- Kappeln-Land
- Kropp-Stapelholm
- Langballig
- Mittelangeln
- Oeversee
- Schafflund
- Südangeln
- Süderbrarup
- Auenland Südholstein
- Bad Bramstedt-Land
- Boostedt-Rickling
- Bornhöved
- Itzstedt
- Kisdorf
- Leezen
- Trave-Land
- Breitenburg
- Horst-Herzhorn
- Itzehoe-Land
- Kellinghusen
- Krempermarsch
- Schenefeld
- Wilstermarsch
- Bad Oldesloe-Land
- Bargteheide-Land
- Itzstedt
- Nordstormarn
- Siek
- Trittau