Haddeby 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 Schleswig-Flensburg

Schleswig-Flensburg

Schleswig-Flensburg is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, Dithmarschen and Nordfriesland, the Region Syddanmark in Denmark, the city of Flensburg and the Baltic Sea.-History:Written history in the area began about 800 AD, when the...

, 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...

. It is situated on the south bank of the Schlei

Schlei

The Schlei is a narrow inlet of the Baltic Sea in Schleswig-Holstein in northern Germany. It stretches for approximately 20 miles from the Baltic near Kappeln and Arnis to the city of Schleswig. Along the Schlei are many small bays and swamps...

, southeast of Schleswig

Schleswig (city)

Schleswig is a town in the northeastern part of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is the capital of the Kreis Schleswig-Flensburg. It has a population of about 27,000, the main industries being leather and food processing...

. The seat of the Amt is in Busdorf. It was named after the now ruined medieval trading settlement Hedeby

Hedeby

Hedeby |heath]]land, and býr = yard, thus "heath yard"), mentioned by Alfred the Great as aet Haethe , in German Haddeby and Haithabu, a modern spelling of the runic Heiðabý was an important trading settlement in the Danish-northern German borderland during the Viking Age...

.

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

• Borgwedel
  Borgwedel
  Borgwedel is a municipality in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
  
   (714)
• Busdorf
  Busdorf
  Busdorf is a municipality in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
  
   * (2.023)
• Dannewerk
  Dannewerk
  Dannewerk is a municipality in Amt Haddeby in Schleswig-Flensburg District, Germany. It is named after the historic Danish Danevirke fortification....
  
   (1.072)
• Fahrdorf
  Fahrdorf
  Fahrdorf is a municipality in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It takes its name from the ferry that once crossed the Schlei here and today is shown in the town's coat of arms. Fahrdorf lies at the Bundesstraße 76 between the cities of Schleswig and Eckernförde....
  
   (2.578)
• Geltorf
  Geltorf
  Geltorf is a municipality in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
  
   (422)
• Jagel
  Jagel
  Jagel is a municipality in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
  
   (944)
• Lottorf
  Lottorf
  Lottorf is a municipality in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
  
   (194)
• Selk
  Selk, Germany
  Selk is a municipality in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
  
  (809)