Heider Umland is an Amt Kirchspielslandgemeinde

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 Dithmarschen

Dithmarschen

Dithmarschen is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Nordfriesland, Schleswig-Flensburg, Rendsburg-Eckernförde, and Steinburg, by the state of Lower Saxony , and by the North Sea.-Geography:The district is located on the North Sea...

, 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 around Heide

Heide

Heide is a town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is the capital of the Kreis Dithmarschen. Population: 21,000.The German word Heide means "heath". In the 15th century four adjoining villages decided to build a church in the "middle of the heath". This remained the town's name to date...

, which is the seat of the Amt, but not part of it. It was formed on 1 January 2008 from the former Ämter Heide-Land

Heide-Land

Heide-Land was an Amt Kirchspielslandgemeinde in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It was situated around Heide, which was the seat of the Amt, but not part of it...

 and Weddingstedt

Weddingstedt (Amt Kirchspielslandgemeinde)

Weddingstedt was an Amt Kirchspielslandgemeinde in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Its seat was in Weddingstedt...

 and the municipality Norderwöhrden

Norderwöhrden

Norderwöhrden is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....

.

The Amt Kirchspielslandgemeinde Heider Umland consists of the following municipalities (with population in 2005):

1. Hemmingstedt
   Hemmingstedt
   Hemmingstedt is a German municipality in the district of Dithmarschen in the state of Schleswig-Holstein.-History:Hemmingstedt is the namesake of the Battle of Hemmingstedt, which took place south of the place in today's municipal area of Epenwöhrden...
   
    (2.989)
2. Lieth
   Lieth
   Lieth is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
   
    (396)
3. Lohe-Rickelshof
   Lohe-Rickelshof
   Lohe-Rickelshof is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
   
    (1.942)
4. Neuenkirchen
   Neuenkirchen, Schleswig-Holstein
   Neuenkirchen is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
   
    (1.044)
5. Norderwöhrden
   Norderwöhrden
   Norderwöhrden is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
   
    (287)
6. Nordhastedt
   Nordhastedt
   Nordhastedt is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
   
    (2.753)
7. Ostrohe
   Ostrohe
   Ostrohe is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
   
    (963)
8. Stelle-Wittenwurth
   Stelle-Wittenwurth
   Stelle-Wittenwurth is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
   
    (486)
9. Weddingstedt
   Weddingstedt
   Weddingstedt is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approx. 5 km north of Heide.Weddingstedt is part of the Amt Kirchspielslandgemeinde Heider Umland....
   
    (2.321)
10. Wesseln
    Wesseln
    Wesseln is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
    
     (1.352)
11. Wöhrden
    Wöhrden
    Wöhrden is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
    
    (1.334)