Südtondern 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 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...

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History

Its seat is in Niebüll. It was formed on 1 January 2008 from the former 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...

, Karrharde

Karrharde

Karrharde was an amt in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It was situated on the border with Denmark, approx. 35 km north of Husum, and 25 km west of Flensburg. Its seat was in Leck, itself not part of the amt...

, 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

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....

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In addition to the main seat in Niebüll, there are offices in Leck, Risum-Lindholm and Süderlügum.

Subdivision

The Amt Südtondern consists of the following municipalities:

1. 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:...
   
   
2. Aventoft
   Aventoft
   Aventoft is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
   
   
3. Bosbüll
   Bosbüll
   Bosbüll is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
   
   
4. Braderup
   Braderup
   Braderup is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
   
   
5. Bramstedtlund
   Bramstedtlund
   Bramstedtlund is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
   
   
6. Dagebüll
   Dagebüll
   Dagebüll is a municipality located at the west coast of Schleswig-Holstein in the Nordfriesland district, Germany. Today's Dagebüll was created in 1978 as a merger of the municipalities of Fahretoft, Juliane-Marien-Koog and Waygaard...
   
   
7. Ellhöft
   Ellhöft
   Ellhöft is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
   
   
8. Emmelsbüll-Horsbüll
   Emmelsbüll-Horsbüll
   Emmelsbüll-Horsbüll is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
   
   
9. Enge-Sande
   Enge-Sande
   Enge-Sande is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
   
   
10. Friedrich-Wilhelm-Lübke-Koog
    Friedrich-Wilhelm-Lübke-Koog
    Friedrich-Wilhelm-Lübke-Koog is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.The municipality is located in and named after the polder , which was finished in 1954 and named in honour of Schleswig-Holstein's Minister-President Friedrich-Wilhelm Lübke , who had...
    
    
11. Galmsbüll
    Galmsbüll
    Galmsbüll is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
    
    
12. Holm
    Holm, Nordfriesland
    Holm is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
    
    
13. Humptrup
    Humptrup
    Humptrup is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
    
    
14. Karlum
    Karlum
    Karlum is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
    
    
15. Klanxbüll
    Klanxbüll
    Klanxbüll is a municipality on the mainland in the northwest corner of Schleswig-Holstein, in Kreis Nordfriesland. The municipality belongs to the Amt Südtondern.-History:...
    
    
16. Klixbüll
    Klixbüll
    Klixbüll is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
    
    
17. 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....
    
    
18. 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....
    
    
19. Lexgaard
    Lexgaard
    Lexgaard is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
    
    
20. Neukirchen
    Neukirchen, Nordfriesland
    Neukirchen is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
    
    
21. 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:...
    
    
22. Risum-Lindholm
    Risum-Lindholm
    Risum-Lindholm is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.-References:...
    
    
23. Rodenäs
    Rodenäs
    Rodenäs is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
    
    
24. Sprakebüll
    Sprakebüll
    Sprakebüll is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
    
    
25. Stadum
    Stadum
    Stadum is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
    
    
26. Stedesand
    Stedesand
    Stedesand is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
    
    
27. Süderlügum
    Süderlügum
    Süderlügum |Mooring North Frisian]]: Läigem or Sööderläigem; Wiedingharde North Frisian: Leegem) is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated near the border with Denmark, approximately 35 km west of Flensburg, and 7 km southeast of...
    
    
28. Tinningstedt
    Tinningstedt
    Tinningstedt is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Many of the people there are descendants of watchmakers....
    
    
29. Uphusum
    Uphusum
    Uphusum is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
    
    
30. Westre
    Westre
    Westre is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....