Karrharde was 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

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. It was situated on the border with Denmark

Denmark

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, approx. 35 km north of Husum, and 25 km west of Flensburg

Flensburg

Flensburg is an independent town in the north of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Flensburg is the centre of the region of Southern Schleswig...

. Its seat was in Leck

Leck

Leck |Mooring North Frisian]]: Leek) is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approx. 30 km north of Husum, and 30 km west of Flensburg.It is also home to the former Leck Air Base....

, itself not part of the amt. In January 2008, it was merged with the Ämter Bökingharde

Bökingharde

Bökingharde was an amt in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It was situated on the North Sea coast, approx. 35 km northwest of Husum. Its seat was in Risum-Lindholm...

, Süderlügum

Süderlügum (Amt)

Süderlügum was an Amt in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Its seat was in Süderlügum...

 and Wiedingharde

Wiedingharde

Wiedingharde was an amt in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It was situated on the North Sea coast and on the border with Denmark. Its seat was in Neukirchen...

, and the municipalities Niebüll

Niebüll

Niebüll is a town in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated near the North Sea coast and the border with Denmark, approx. 35 km northwest of Husum.-International relations:...

 and Leck to form the Amt Südtondern

Südtondern

Südtondern is an Amt in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.-History:Its seat is in Niebüll...

.

The amt of Karrharde consisted of the following municipalities ( population in parentheses):

• Achtrup
  Achtrup
  Achtrup is a municipality in Nordfriesland district, in Schleswig-Holstein in northern Germany.Besides standard German, Low German and South Jutlandic, a Danish dialect, are still spoken in the area.-References:...
  
   (1548)
• Bramstedtlund
  Bramstedtlund
  Bramstedtlund is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
  
   (237)
• Enge-Sande
  Enge-Sande
  Enge-Sande is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
  
   (1150)
• Karlum
  Karlum
  Karlum is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
  
   (218)
• Klixbüll
  Klixbüll
  Klixbüll is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
  
   (932)
• Ladelund
  Ladelund
  Ladelund is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.-History:From November 1, 1944 until December 16, 1944 a concentration camp was established near Ladelund. It was a subcamp to the Neuengamme concentration camp....
  
   (1516)
• Sprakebüll
  Sprakebüll
  Sprakebüll is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
  
   (221)
• Stadum
  Stadum
  Stadum is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
  
   (1070)
• Tinningstedt
  Tinningstedt
  Tinningstedt is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Many of the people there are descendants of watchmakers....
  
   (209)
• Westre
  Westre
  Westre is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
  
  (400)