Kellinghusen 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 Steinburg

Steinburg

Steinburg is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Dithmarschen, Rendsburg-Eckernförde, Segeberg and Pinneberg, and by the Elbe River .-History:...

, 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...

. Its seat is in Kellinghusen and in the Amt is situated the lesser-populated settlement of the nation, Wiedenborstel.

History

Before 1 January 2008, when it was joined by the (previously Amt-free) town Kellinghusen and the municipalities Hohenlockstedt and Lockstedt from the former Amt Hohenlockstedt

Hohenlockstedt (Amt)

Hohenlockstedt was an Amt in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The seat of the Amt was in Hohenlockstedt...

, it was named Kellinghusen-Land.

Subdivision

The Amt Kellinghusen consists of the following municipalities (population in 2005 between brackets):

1. Brokstedt
   Brokstedt
   Brokstedt is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
   
    (2,194)
2. Fitzbek
   Fitzbek
   Fitzbek is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
   
    (386)
3. Hennstedt
   Hennstedt, Steinburg
   Hennstedt is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
   
    (589)
4. Hingstheide
   Hingstheide
   Hingstheide is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
   
    (68)
5. Hohenlockstedt
   Hohenlockstedt
   Hohenlockstedt is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approx. 8 km northeast of Itzehoe.Hohenlockstedt is part of the Amt Kellinghusen....
   
    (6,175)
6. Kellinghusen
   Kellinghusen
   Kellinghusen is a town in the district of Steinburg in the Bundesland of Schleswig-Holstein.- Geography :Kellinghusen is located northeast of Itzehoe on both sides of the Stör River. The federal highway Bundesstraße 206 passes Kellinghusen in the south. Kellinghusen is connected with the...
   
    (7,934) [town]
7. Lockstedt
   Lockstedt
   Lockstedt is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
   
    (173)
8. Mühlenbarbek
   Mühlenbarbek
   Mühlenbarbek is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
   
    (335)
9. Oeschebüttel
   Oeschebüttel
   Oeschebüttel is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
   
    (204)
10. Poyenberg
    Poyenberg
    Poyenberg is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
    
     (410)
11. Quarnstedt
    Quarnstedt
    Quarnstedt is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
    
     (437)
12. Rade
    Rade, Steinburg
    Rade is a municipality in the district of Steinburg in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
    
     (95)
13. Rosdorf
    Rosdorf, Schleswig-Holstein
    Rosdorf is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is located around 3 kilometres north of Kellinghusen and east of the Stör River. Rosdorf is situated in the Aukrug Nature Park. The federal highway Bundesstraße 206 from Lübeck to Itzehoe is about 4...
    
     (383)
14. Sarlhusen
    Sarlhusen
    Sarlhusen is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
    
     (509)
15. Störkathen
    Störkathen
    Störkathen is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
    
     (108)
16. Wiedenborstel
    Wiedenborstel
    Wiedenborstel is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.-Geography:The village is located approximately 12 km north of Kellinghusen, and 10 km west of Neumünster, in the center of Naturpark Aukrug.-Demography:...
    
     (5)
17. Willenscharen
    Willenscharen
    Willenscharen is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
    
     (158)
18. Wrist
    Wrist, Germany
    Wrist is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.- Geography :Wrist is situated 2 kilometres south east of Kellinghusen on the main railway line from Hamburg to Kiel. The Bundesstraße 206 passes Wrist. It is connected with the Bundesautobahn 7 in the east. The...
    
     (2,514)
19. Wulfsmoor
    Wulfsmoor
    Wulfsmoor is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
    
    (382)

External links

Amt Kellinghausen official site