Stollberg (Amt) Explained

Stollberg
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 April 2008
Seat Type:Region seat
Seat:Langenhorn
Leader Title:Amtsvorsteher
Area Total Km2:120

Stollberg was an Amt ("collective municipality") in the district of Nordfriesland in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It was situated on the North Sea coast, approximately 25 km northwest of Husum. Stollberg was named after the hill Stollberg, at 44m above sea level the highest in Nordfriesland. Its seat was in Langenhorn.

In April 2008, Stollberg was merged with the Amt Bredstedt-Land and the town Bredstedt to form the Amt Mittleres Nordfriesland.[1]

The Amt Stollberg consisted of the following municipalities (with 2005 population in brackets):

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Liste aller Verwaltungszusammenschlüsse in den Gemeinden und Ämtern in Schleswig-Holstein . https://web.archive.org/web/20140201192244/http://www.schleswig-holstein.de/IM/DE/KommunalesSport/UnsereKommunen/DownloadLinks/verwaltungszusammenschluesse__blob=publicationFile.pdf . 1 February 2014 . 6 . Innenministerium des Landes Schleswig-Holstein . 1 January 2021 . 4 February 2024 . de.