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Berkenthin
Berkenthin is a municipality in the district of Lauenburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the Elbe-Lübeck Canal, approx. 10 km northwest of Ratzeburg, and 15 km south of Lübeck. Berkenthin is the seat of the ''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") Berkenthin. References Herzogtum Lauenburg {{HerzogtumLauenburg-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berkenthin (Amt)
Berkenthin is an ''Amt'' ("collective municipality") in the district of Lauenburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Its seat is in Berkenthin. The ''Amt'' Berkenthin consists of the following municipalities (population in 2005 between brackets): #Behlendorf (393) # Berkenthin (2,027) # Bliestorf (693) # Düchelsdorf (159) # Göldenitz (229) # Kastorf (1,146) # Klempau (601) # Krummesse (1,566) #Niendorf bei Berkenthin Niendorf bei Berkenthin is a municipality in the district of Lauenburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in ... (187) # Rondeshagen (864) # Sierksrade (308) Ämter in Schleswig-Holstein {{HerzogtumLauenburg-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauenburg (district)
Herzogtum Lauenburg ( en, Duchy of Lauenburg; ) is the southernmost ''Kreis'', or Districts of Germany, district, officially called Kreis Herzogtum Lauenburg (), of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bordered by (from the west and clockwise) the district of Stormarn (district), Stormarn, the city of Lübeck, the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (districts of Nordwestmecklenburg and Ludwigslust-Parchim), the state of Lower Saxony (districts of Lüneburg (district), Lüneburg and Harburg (district), Harburg), and the city state of Hamburg. The district of Herzogtum Lauenburg is named after the former Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg. Geography The district's territory comprises most of the former Duchy's territory north of the river Elbe, except of the Amt Neuhaus. All the former Saxe-Lauenburgian areas beyond the Elbe belong today to the Lower Saxony, Lower Saxon districts of Cuxhaven (district), Cuxhaven (Land of Hadeln), Harburg (district), Harburg and Lüneburg (district), Lüneburg. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amt Berkenthin Verwaltung
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 a US township or county or English shire district. Current usage Germany Prevalence The ''Amt'' (plural: ''Ämter'') is unique to the German '' Bundesländer'' (federal states) of Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Brandenburg. Other German states had this division in the past. Some states have similar administrative units called '' Samtgemeinde'' ( Lower Saxony), '' Verbandsgemeinde'' ( Rhineland-Palatinate) or '' Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' ( Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia). Definition An ''Amt'', as well as the other above-mentioned units, is subordinate to a ''Kreis'' ( district) and is a collection of municipalities. The amt is lower than district-level government but hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
