Landschaft Sylt is an Amt ("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

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 covers the island of Sylt

Sylt

Sylt is an island in northern Germany, part of Nordfriesland district, Schleswig-Holstein, and well known for the distinctive shape of its shoreline. It belongs to the North Frisian Islands and is the largest island in North Frisia...

 (except the independent municipality Sylt

Sylt (municipality)

Sylt is a municipality on the island of Sylt in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It was formed on 1 January 2009 by the merger of the former municipalities Rantum and Sylt-Ost with the town Westerland....

 in the center of the island), in the North Sea

North Sea

In the southwest, beyond the Straits of Dover, the North Sea becomes the English Channel connecting to the Atlantic Ocean. In the east, it connects to the Baltic Sea via the Skagerrak and Kattegat, narrow straits that separate Denmark from Norway and Sweden respectively...

, approx. 65 km northwest of Husum. Its seat is in the town Westerland.

Subdivision

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

1. Hörnum
   Hörnum
   Hörnum is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is located on the southern headland of the island of Sylt...
   
   
2. Kampen
   Kampen, Germany
   Kampen is a municipality on the island Sylt, in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is located north of the island's main town, Westerland, and was first recorded in 1534.-History:...
   
   
3. List
4. Wenningstedt-Braderup
   Wenningstedt-Braderup
   Wenningstedt-Braderup is a municipality on the island of Sylt in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany...