Föhr-Land | |
Native Name Lang: | de |
Settlement Type: | Former Amt |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Germany |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Schleswig-Holstein |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Nordfriesland |
Extinct Title: | Disestablished |
Extinct Date: | 1 January 2007 |
Seat Type: | Region seat |
Seat: | Wyk auf Föhr |
Area Total Km2: | 75 |
Föhr-Land was an Amt ("collective municipality") in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It covered the island of Föhr (except the independent town Wyk auf Föhr), in the North Sea, approx. 45 km northwest of Husum. Its seat was in Midlum until August 1, 2006, since then it was in the town hall of Wyk auf Föhr.
In January 2007, the Amt Föhr-Land has been merged with the previously independent town Wyk auf Föhr and the Amt Amrum, to form the Amt Föhr-Amrum.[1]
Until January 1, 2007, the Amt Föhr-Land consisted of the following municipalities (population in 2005 between brackets):