Eiderstedt (; ; North Frisian: Ääderstää) is an Amt ("collective municipality") in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The Amt covers the peninsula of Eiderstedt, excepted for the town of Tönning.

History On January 1, 2008, the independent municipality of Sankt Peter-Ording became part of the Amt.

Subdivision The Amt Eiderstedt consists of the following municipalities:

Garding [town] Grothusenkoog Katharinenheerd Kirchspiel Garding Kotzenbüll Norderfriedrichskoog Oldenswort Osterhever Poppenbüll Sankt Peter-Ording Tating Tetenbüll Tümlauer-Koog Vollerwiek Welt Westerhever

Coat of arms The coat of arms displays a golden ship on a blue background with 3 sails in which are drawn, in red, a leopard, a cow and a fish. Blazon description and infos on schleswig-holstein.de

References

External links Amt Eiderstedt official site Eiderstedt.net Eiderstedt peninsula website Eiderstedt peninsula website