Landschaft Sylt

Landschaft Sylt is an Amt ("collective municipality") in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It covers the island of Sylt (except the independent municipality Sylt in the center of the island), in the North Sea, about 65 km northwest of Husum. Its administrative seat is in the town Westerland - which is not, however, a part of the Amt.

Landschaft Sylt
Location of Landschaft Sylt within Nordfriesland district
Landschaft Sylt
Landschaft Sylt
Coordinates: 54°52′0″N 8°22′0″E
CountryGermany
StateSchleswig-Holstein
DistrictNordfriesland
Subdivisions4 municipalities
Government
 • Head officialManfred Ueckermann
Area
 • Total88.7 km2 (34.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
 • Total4,429
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationNF
WebsiteAmt Landschaft Sylt

Subdivision

The Amt Landschaft Sylt consists of the following municipalities:

  1. Hörnum
  2. Kampen
  3. List
  4. Wenningstedt-Braderup

Note: The total number of inhabitants, under 4,500, is less than the minimum requirement for an independently administrated Amt (8,000 inhabitants). The administration of the Amt is thus shared with the Gemeinde Sylt. Since 2009, the seat of the Amt has been located in the townhall of the Gemeinde Sylt in Westerland.[2]

References
  1. "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2019 (XLS-file)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German).
  2. "Eine Amtsverwaltung...was ist das eigentlich? (German)". Amt Landschaft Sylt. Retrieved 7 April 2015.


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