Föhr-Amrum is an Amt

Amt (subnational entity)

Amt is a type of administrative division governing a group of municipalities, today only found in Germany, but formerly also common in northern European countries. Its size and functions differ by country and the term is roughly equivalent to a U.S...

("collective municipality") in the district of Nordfriesland

Nordfriesland

Nordfriesland, English "Northern Friesland" or "North Frisia", is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It includes almost all of traditional North Frisia along with adjacent areas to the east and south and is bounded by the districts of Schleswig-Flensburg and Dithmarschen, the North Sea and...

, in Schleswig-Holstein

Schleswig-Holstein

Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the sixteen states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. The Amt covers the islands Föhr

Föhr

Föhr is one of the North Frisian Islands on the German coast of the North Sea. It is part of the Nordfriesland district in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein. Föhr is the second-largest North Sea island of Germany....

 and Amrum

Amrum

Amrum is one of the North Frisian Islands on the German North Sea coast, south of Sylt and west of Föhr. It is part of the Nordfriesland district in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein...

. Its seat is in Wyk auf Föhr.

History

On 1 January 2007 the Amt was created as a merger of the two Ämter Föhr-Land

Föhr-Land

thumb|right|300px|Location of the former Amt Föhr-Land within Nordfriesland districtFöhr-Land was an Amt in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It covered the island of Föhr , in the North Sea, approx. 45 km northwest of Husum...

 and Amrum and the formerly independent town of Wyk.

Subdivision

The Amt Föhr-Amrum consists of the following municipalities:

1. Alkersum
   Alkersum
   Alkersum is a municipality in the Nordfriesland district, in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany.-Politics:Since the communal elections of 2008, the Alkersumer Wählergemeinschaft holds all nine seats in the municipality council....
   
   
2. Borgsum
   Borgsum
   Borgsum is a municipality on the island of Föhr in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.-History:The name means "Settlement at the castle"...
   
   
3. Dunsum
   Dunsum
   Dunsum is a municipality located on the western shore of Föhr in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is composed of the districts of Greater and Lesser Dunsum.-Geography and traffic:...
   
   
4. Midlum
   Midlum, Schleswig-Holstein
   Midlum is a municipality on the island of Föhr in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.-History:...
   
   
5. Nebel
   Nebel, Germany
   Nebel is a municipality on the island of Amrum in the district of Nordfriesland in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.- Geography and traffic :...
   
   
6. Nieblum
   Nieblum
   Nieblum is a municipality on the island of Föhr, in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.-Geography:...
   
   
7. Norddorf
   Norddorf
   Norddorf is a municipality on the island of Amrum in the district of Nordfriesland in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.- History :...
   
   
8. Oevenum
   Oevenum
   Oevenum is a municipality on the island of Föhr, in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.-History:...
   
   
9. Oldsum
   Oldsum
   Oldsum is a municipality on the island of Föhr, in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.-Geography:...
   
   
10. Süderende
    Süderende
    Süderende is a municipality on the island of Föhr in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.-History:The place used to belong to Oldsum, being its southern edge...
    
    
11. Utersum
    Utersum
    Utersum is a municipality on the island of Föhr, in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The municipality includes the hamlet of Hedehusum.-Geography:...
    
    
12. Witsum
    Witsum
    Witsum is a municipality on the island of Föhr, in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.-Geography:Witsum is the smallest village on Föhr. From here one can see the Halligen and Amrum...
    
    
13. Wittdün
    Wittdün
    Wittdün is a municipality on the island of Amrum in the district of Nordfriesland in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.- History :...
    
    
14. Wrixum
    Wrixum
    Wrixum is a municipality on the island of Föhr, in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.-Geography and traffic:...
    
    
15. Wyk auf Föhr
    Wyk auf Föhr
    Wyk auf Föhr is the only town on Föhr, the second largest of the North Frisian Islands on the German coast of the North Sea. Like the entire island it belongs to the district of Nordfriesland...
    
    

External links

• Amt Föhr-Amrum