Eiderstedt | |
---|---|
Map of Nordfriesland highlighting Eiderstedt | |
Country | Germany |
State | Schleswig-Holstein |
District | Nordfriesland |
Region seat | Garding |
Government | |
• Amtsvorsteher | Christian Marwig |
Area | |
• Total | 248.97 km2 (96.13 sq mi) |
Population (2020-12-31) | |
• Total | 11,396 |
Website | amt-eiderstedt.de |
Eiderstedt (German: Eiderstedt; Danish: Ejdersted; North Frisian: Ääderstää) is an Amt ("collective municipality") in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The Amt covers the peninsula of Eiderstedt, excepted for the town of Tönning.
On January 1, 2008, the independent municipality of Sankt Peter-Ording became part of the Amt.
The Amt Eiderstedt consists of the following municipalities (population in 2005 between brackets):
The coat of arms displays a golden ship on a blue background with 3 sails in which are drawn, in red, a leopard, a cow and a fish.[1]