Bökingharde (
Mooring North Frisian: ''Böökinghiird''; ) 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
Nordfriesland
Nordfriesland (; da, Nordfrisland; frr, Nordfraschlönj ), also known as North Frisia, is the northernmost district of Germany, part of the state of Schleswig-Holstein. It includes almost all of traditional North Frisia (with the exception o ...
, 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 on the
North Sea
The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Norway, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. An epeiric sea on the European continental shelf, it connects to the Atlantic Ocean through the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian S ...
coast, approx. 35 km northwest of
Husum
Husum (, frr, Hüsem) is the capital of the ''Kreis'' (district) Nordfriesland in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The town was the birthplace of the novelist Theodor Storm, who coined the epithet "the grey town by the sea". It is also the home of ...
. Its seat was in Risum-Lindholm. In January 2008, it was merged with the ''Ämter''
Karrharde
Karrharde ( North Frisian: ''Kårhiird''; ) was an '' amt'' (collective municipality) in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It was situated on the border with Denmark, approx. 35 km north of Husum, and 25 km ...
,
Süderlügum and
Wiedingharde
Wiedingharde ( Wiedingharde North Frisian: ''Wiringhiird'') was an ''amt'' (collective municipality) in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It was situated on the North Sea coast and on the border with Denmark. Its seat ...
, and the municipalities
Niebüll
Niebüll (Mooring (North Frisian dialect), Mooring North Frisian: ''Naibel''; da, Nibøl) is a town in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated near the North Sea coast and the border with Denmark, approx. 35&n ...
and
Leck to form the ''Amt''
Südtondern
Südtondern is an '' Amt'' ("collective municipality") in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
History
Its seat is in Niebüll. It was formed on 1 January 2008 from the former ''Ämter'' Bökingharde, Karrharde, Süd ...
.
The ''Amt'' of Bökingharde consisted of the following municipalities (population in parentheses):
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Dagebüll
Dagebüll () ( Mooring North Frisian: ''Doogebel''; da, Dagebøl) is a municipality located at the west coast of Schleswig-Holstein in the Nordfriesland district, Germany. Today's Dagebüll was created in 1978 as a merger of the municipalities ...
(939)
*
Galmsbüll
Galmsbüll ( da, Galmsbøl) is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous coun ...
(664)
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Risum-Lindholm
Risum-Lindholm ( frr, Risem-Loonham) is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Geography Location
Risum-Lindholm lies about five kilometres southeast of Niebüll and six kilometres west of Leck on a ...
(3627)
*
Stedesand (870)
Former Ämter in Schleswig-Holstein
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