Schlei 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
Rendsburg-Eckernförde, 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 south-eastern bank of the
Schlei
The Schlei (; da, Slien, also ''Slesvig Fjord''e.g. in: Adolph Frederik Bergsøe: ''Den danske stats statistik'', Kjøbenhavn 1844, p. 156) (more often referred to in English as the Sly Firth) is a narrow inlet of the Baltic Sea in Schleswig-H ...
, an inlet of the
Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden and the North and Central European Plain.
The sea stretches from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from ...
, between
Eckernförde
Eckernförde ( da, Egernførde, sometimes also , nds, Eckernför, sometimes also ) () is a German town in Schleswig-Holstein, Rendsburg-Eckernförde, on the coast of the Baltic Sea approximately 30 km north-west of Kiel. The population is ...
and
Schleswig
The Duchy of Schleswig ( da, Hertugdømmet Slesvig; german: Herzogtum Schleswig; nds, Hartogdom Sleswig; frr, Härtochduum Slaswik) was a duchy in Southern Jutland () covering the area between about 60 km (35 miles) north and 70 km ...
. The village Fleckeby was the seat of the ''Amt''. In January 2008, it was merged with the ''Ämter''
Schwansen
Swania (german: Schwansen, da, Svans or ''Svansø'', meaning "swan island/peninsula") is a peninsula in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, protruding into the Baltic Sea. It is located between the Eckernförde Bay to the south and the Schlei (Englis ...
and
Windeby to form the ''Amt''
Schlei-Ostsee
Schlei-Ostsee is an ''Amt'' ("collective municipality") in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Its seat is in Eckernförde, itself not part of the ''Amt''. It was formed on 1 January 2008 from the former ''Ämt ...
.
The ''Amt'' Schlei consisted of the following municipalities (population in 2005 between brackets):
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Fleckeby
Fleckeby ( da, Flækkeby) is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Fleckeby is east of the municipality of Güby, but north of Hummelfeld
Hummelfeld ( da, Hummelmark) is a municipality in th ...
(1,808)
*
Güby
Güby ( da, Gyby) is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Güby is west of the municipality of Fleckeby, but north of Hummelfeld
Hummelfeld ( da, Hummelmark) is a municipality in the distri ...
(842)
*
Hummelfeld
Hummelfeld ( da, Hummelmark) is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Hummelfeld is south of the municipality of Güby or Fleckeby
Fleckeby ( da, Flækkeby) is a municipality in the district ...
(275)
*
Kosel (1,339)
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Rieseby
Rieseby ( da, Risby) is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
References
Municipalities in Schleswig-Holstein
Rendsburg-Eckernförde
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(2,559)
Former Ämter in Schleswig-Holstein
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