Hohenwestedt-Land is a former ''

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

Rendsburg-Eckernförde Rendsburg-Eckernförde (; ) is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) the city of Kiel, the district of Plön, the city of Neumünster, the districts of Segeberg, Steinburg, Dithmarschen and S ...

, 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 ...

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

. It was situated around the town

Hohenwestedt Hohenwestedt (Low Saxon: Wiste') is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approximately 23 km south of Rendsburg, 25 km west of Neumünster and 40 km southwest of Ki ...

, which was the seat of the ''Amt'', but not part of it. Since January 2007 Hohenwestedt-Land formed the ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' Mittelholstein together with the Amt Aukrug, Amt Hanerau-Hademarschen and

itself.

Mittelholstein Mittelholstein ("central Holstein") is an '' Amt'' ("collective municipality") in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It was formed on 1 January 2012 from the three former ''Ämter'' Aukrug, Hanerau-Hademarschen ...

became an ''Amt'' on 1 January 2012, and the ''Amt'' Hohenwestedt-Land was disbanded.

Subdivision

The ''Amt'' Hohenwestedt-Land consisted of the following municipalities: # Beringstedt #

Grauel Grauel is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the ...

# Heinkenborstel # Jahrsdorf # Meezen # Mörel # Nienborstel #

Nindorf Nindorf is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north a ...

# Osterstedt #

Rade bei Hohenwestedt Rade bei Hohenwestedt is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the N ...

# Remmels #

Tappendorf Tappendorf is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to ...

Todenbüttel Todenbüttel is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea ...

# Wapelfeld

References

External links

Hohenwestedt-Land official site
{{Authority control Former Ämter in Schleswig-Holstein