Wilstermarsch
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Wilstermarsch 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 Steinburg
Steinburg
Steinburg is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Dithmarschen, Rendsburg-Eckernförde, Segeberg and Pinneberg, and by the Elbe River .-History:...

, 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 Wilster
Wilster
-History:Wilster was granted town rights under Lübeck law in 1282, and thereby counts itself among Schleswig-Holstein's oldest towns. Wilster forms the centre of the Wilstermarsch, a major cattle raising area in Germany....

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

It is the lowest point in Germany, 3.5 meters below sea level.

The Amt Wilstermarsch consists of the following municipalities (population in 2005 in parentheses):
  1. Aebtissinwisch
    Aebtissinwisch
    Aebtissinwisch is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....

  2. Beidenfleth
    Beidenfleth
    Beidenfleth is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....

  3. Brokdorf
    Brokdorf
    Brokdorf is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.-Anti Nuclear protests:The Brokdorf Nuclear Power Plant is located in Brokdorf. During the building phase in the 70's and 80's there were violent protests of nuclear power by opponents...

  4. Büttel
    Büttel
    Büttel is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....

  5. Dammfleth
    Dammfleth
    Dammfleth is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....

  6. Ecklak
    Ecklak
    Ecklak is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....

  7. Kudensee
    Kudensee
    Kudensee is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....



  1. Landrecht
    Landrecht, Germany
    Landrecht is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....


  2. Landscheide
    Landscheide
    Landscheide is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....


  3. Neuendorf-Sachsenbande
    Neuendorf-Sachsenbande
    Neuendorf-Sachsenbande is a municipality in Wilstermarsch, in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The town is notable for containing the lowest accessible point in Germany, which is 3.54 m below sea level.-History:...


  4. Nortorf
    Nortorf, Steinburg
    Nortorf is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....


  5. Sankt Margarethen
    Sankt Margarethen, Germany
    Sankt Margarethen is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....


  6. Stördorf
    Stördorf
    Stördorf is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....


  7. Wewelsfleth
    Wewelsfleth
    Wewelsfleth is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....


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