Bokhorst was an ''
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 Plön, in
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein (; da, Slesvig-Holsten; nds, Sleswig-Holsteen; frr, Slaswik-Holstiinj) is the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Sch ...
,
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
. It was situated approximately 25 km south of
Kiel
Kiel () is the capital and most populous city in the northern Germany, German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 246,243 (2021).
Kiel lies approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the southeast of the J ...
. The seat of the ''Amt'' was Schillsdorf. In January 2008, it was merged with the ''Amt''
Wankendorf
Wankendorf is a municipality in the district of Plön, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approximately 24 km south of Kiel.
Wankendorf is the seat of the ''Amt
Amt is a type of administrative division governing a group of ...
to form the ''Amt''
Bokhorst-Wankendorf
Bokhorst-Wankendorf is an ''Amt'' ("collective municipality") in the district of Plön, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Its seat is in Wankendorf. It was formed on 1 January 2008 from the former ''Ämter'' Bokhorst and Wankendorf.
The ''Amt'' Bok ...
.
The ''Amt'' Bokhorst consisted of the following municipalities (population as of 2005):
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Bönebüttel (2.042 inhabitants)
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Großharrie
Großharrie is a municipality in the district of Plön, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The village is located about 10 kilometers north east of Neumünster close to the Dosenmoor
The Dosenmoor is a regenerative and, in places, preserved raised ...
(567 inhabitants)
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Rendswühren
Rendswühren is a municipality in the district of Plön, 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 Europe after R ...
(793 inhabitants)
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Schillsdorf
Schillsdorf is a municipality in the district of Plön, 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 Europe after Ru ...
(896 inhabitants)
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Tasdorf
Tasdorf is a municipality in the district of Plön, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Tasdorf was first mentioned in documents dating to the year 1141 AD. The current population is about 360 people; the size of the municipal area amounts to roughly ...
(363 inhabitants)
Former Ämter in Schleswig-Holstein
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