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Location of the Amt Eiderstedt within Nordfriesland district
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Nordfriesland |
| Composition | 16 municipalities |
| Amtsvorsteher | Hans Wolff |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 248.97 km2 (96.13 sq mi) |
| Population | 11,491 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 46 /km2 (120 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | NF |
| Website | www.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.
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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 [2].