Hohenwestedt-Land 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 Rendsburg-Eckernförde

Rendsburg-Eckernförde

Rendsburg-Eckernförde is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by the city of Kiel, the district of Plön, the city of Neumünster, the districts of Segeberg, Steinburg, Dithmarschen and Schleswig-Flensburg, and the Baltic Sea.-History:In 1867 the Prussian administration...

, 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 the town Hohenwestedt

Hohenwestedt

Hohenwestedt is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approx. 23 km south of Rendsburg, 25 km west of Neumünster and 40 km southwest of Kiel....

, which is the seat of the Amt, but not part of it.

History

Since January 2007 Hohenwestedt-Land forms the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Mittelholstein together with the Amt Aukrug, Amt Hanerau-Hademarschen and Hohenwestedt

Hohenwestedt

Hohenwestedt is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approx. 23 km south of Rendsburg, 25 km west of Neumünster and 40 km southwest of Kiel....

 itself. It is expected that Mittelholstein will become an Amt before 2012.

Subdivision

The Amt Hohenwestedt-Land consists of the following municipalities:

1. Beringstedt
   Beringstedt
   Beringstedt is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
   
   
2. Grauel
   Grauel
   Grauel is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
   
   
3. Heinkenborstel
   Heinkenborstel
   Heinkenborstel is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.The location of Heinkenborstel is south of the municipality of Bargstedt, but north of Mörel, and east of Nindorf, Rendsburg-Eckernförde....
   
   
4. Jahrsdorf
   Jahrsdorf
   Jahrsdorf is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
   
   
5. Meezen
   Meezen
   Meezen is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
   
   
6. Mörel
   Mörel, Germany
   Mörel is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
   
   
7. Nienborstel
   Nienborstel
   Nienborstel is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
   
   
8. Nindorf
   Nindorf, Rendsburg-Eckernförde
   Nindorf is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
   
   
9. Osterstedt
   Osterstedt
   Osterstedt is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
   
   
10. Rade bei Hohenwestedt
    Rade bei Hohenwestedt
    Rade bei Hohenwestedt is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
    
    
11. Remmels
    Remmels
    Remmels is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
    
    
12. Tappendorf
    Tappendorf
    Tappendorf is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
    
    
13. Todenbüttel
    Todenbüttel
    Todenbüttel is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
    
    
14. Wapelfeld
    Wapelfeld
    Wapelfeld is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
    
    

External links

Hohenwestedt-Land official site