Föhr-Amrum

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Föhr-Amrum
Föhr-Amrum
Coordinates: 54°42′0″N 08°34′0″E / 54.70000°N 8.56667°E / 54.70000; 8.56667Coordinates: 54°42′0″N 08°34′0″E / 54.70000°N 8.56667°E / 54.70000; 8.56667
Country Germany
State Schleswig-Holstein
District Nordfriesland
Founded 2007
Subdivisions 15 municipalities
Government
 • Head official Heidi Braun
Area
 • Total 103.3 km2 (39.9 sq mi)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
 • Total 10,619
 • Density 100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Vehicle registration NF
Website Amt Föhr-Amrum

Föhr-Amrum is an Amt ("collective municipality") in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The Amt covers the islands Föhr and Amrum. Its seat is in Wyk auf Föhr.

History

On 1 January 2007 the Amt was created as a merger of the two Ämter Föhr-Land and Amrum and the formerly independent town of Wyk.

Subdivision

The Amt Föhr-Amrum consists of the following municipalities:

  1. Alkersum
  2. Borgsum
  3. Dunsum
  4. Midlum
  5. Nebel
  6. Nieblum
  7. Norddorf
  8. Oevenum
  9. Oldsum
  10. Süderende
  11. Utersum
  12. Witsum
  13. Wittdün
  14. Wrixum
  15. Wyk auf Föhr

References

  1. ↑ "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2012] (XLS-Datei) (Fortschreibung auf Basis des Zensus 2011)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German). 25 July 2013. 

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