Handewitt was an ''

Amt Amt is a type of administrative division governing a group of municipalities, today only in Germany, but formerly also common in other countries of Northern Europe. Its size and functions differ by country and the term is roughly equivalent to ...

'' ("collective municipality") in the district of

Schleswig-Flensburg Schleswig-Flensburg (; ) is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, Dithmarschen and Nordfriesland, the Region Syddanmark in Denmark, the city of Flensb ...

, in

Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein (; ; ; ; ; occasionally in English ''Sleswick-Holsatia'') is the Northern Germany, northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical Duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of S ...

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. The seat of the ''Amt'' was the former municipality Handewitt. In March 2008, the Amt was disbanded and the two municipalities merged into the town of

Handewitt Handewitt () is a municipality in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated near the border with Denmark, approximately 7 km west of Flensburg. Handball The Handball-Bundesliga team SG Flensbur ...

. The ''Amt'' Handewitt consists of the following municipalities: #

# Jarplund-Weding

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Former Ämter in Schleswig-Holstein {{SchleswigFlensburg-geo-stub