Lensahn (Amt)
Lensahn is an ''Amt (subnational entity), Amt'' ("collective municipality") in the district of Ostholstein, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The seat of the ''Amt'' is in Lensahn. The ''Amt'' Lensahn consists of the following municipalities: #Beschendorf #Damlos #Harmsdorf, Ostholstein, Harmsdorf #Kabelhorst #Lensahn #Manhagen #Riepsdorf Ämter in Schleswig-Holstein {{Ostholstein-geo-stub ...
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Amt (subnational Entity)
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 higher than municipal ...
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