Eiderstedt | |
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Map of Nordfriesland highlighting Eiderstedt | |
Country | Germany |
State | Schleswig-Holstein |
District | Nordfriesland |
Region seat | Garding |
Government | |
• Amtsvorsteher | Christian Marwig |
Area | |
• Total | 248.97 km2 (96.13 sq mi) |
Population (2020-12-31) | |
• Total | 11,396 |
Website | amt-eiderstedt.de |
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.
On January 1, 2008, the independent municipality of Sankt Peter-Ording became part of the Amt.
The Amt Eiderstedt consists of the following municipalities (population in 2005 between brackets):
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]
Tönning is a town in the district of Nordfriesland in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.
Eiderstedt is a peninsula in the district of Nordfriesland in the German federal state of Schleswig-Holstein.
Sankt Peter-Ording is a popular German seaside spa and a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is the only German seaside resort that has a sulphur spring and thus terms itself "North Sea spa and sulphur spring". By overnight stays, St. Peter-Ording is the largest seaside resort and has the most overnight stays in the state of Schleswig-Holstein.
Garding is a town in the district of Nordfriesland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It has a population of 2,700. It is located in the Eiderstedt peninsula, and part of the Amt Eiderstedt.
Welt is a village in the district of Nordfriesland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is notable in that its name is identical to the German word meaning "world".
Westerhever is a municipality in Nordfriesland in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.
Garding, Kirchspiel is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It surrounds the town of Garding.
Grothusenkoog is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Katharinenheerd is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Kotzenbüll is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Norderfriedrichskoog is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Oldenswort is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, next to the river Eider.
Osterhever is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Poppenbüll is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Tating is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Tetenbüll is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Tümlauer-Koog is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Vollerwiek is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
The Husum-Bad Sankt Peter-Ording railway is a 44 km-long, single-track non-electrified branch line in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. The line connects the North Frisian town of Husum with all the important parts of the Eiderstedt peninsula, including Tönning, Garding and Sankt Peter-Ording. The line opened in 1854 and was one of the oldest railways in Germany.
Uthlande, Utlande is a term for the islands, halligen and marshes off the mainland of North Frisia in the Southwest Jutland, modern Nordfriesland district, Germany.