Amt
OberamtÄmterdistrictUnteramtadministrative municipalitydistrictsadministrative communityAmtshauscollective municipalitiesVerwaltungsgemeinschaft
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.wikipedia
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Samtgemeinde
collective municipalities
Some states have similar administrative units called Samtgemeinde (Lower Saxony), Verbandsgemeinde (Rhineland-Palatinate) or Verwaltungsgemeinschaft (Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia).
Samtgemeinden are local government associations of municipalities, equivalent to the Ämter in Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and Brandenburg, and the Verbandsgemeinden in Rhineland-Palatinate.
Regions of Denmark
RegionRegionsregional councils
The Danish Municipal Reform of January 1, 2007 abolished the amter and replaced them with five administrative regions, now solely charged with running the national health service.
The five Regions of Denmark were created as administrative entities at a level above the municipalities and below the central government in the public sector as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, when the 13 counties (amter) were abolished.


States of Germany
stateGerman statefederal state
The Amt (plural: Ämter) is unique to the German Bundesländer (federal states) of Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Brandenburg.
Ämter ("offices" or "bureaus"): In some states there is an administrative unit between the districts and the municipalities, called Ämter (singular Amt), Amtsgemeinden, Gemeindeverwaltungsverbände, Landgemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden, Verwaltungsgemeinschaften, or Kirchspiellandgemeinden.



Verbandsgemeinde
Ortsgemeindecollective municipalityMunicipal Association
Some states have similar administrative units called Samtgemeinde (Lower Saxony), Verbandsgemeinde (Rhineland-Palatinate) or Verwaltungsgemeinschaft (Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia).
Formerly the name of the administrative units was Amt.
Municipal association (Germany)
Verwaltungsgemeinschaftmunicipal associationmunicipal administrative association
Some states have similar administrative units called Samtgemeinde (Lower Saxony), Verbandsgemeinde (Rhineland-Palatinate) or Verwaltungsgemeinschaft (Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia).
Amtmann
AmtmänneramtmandAmmann
It was headed by an Amtmann, usually a lesser nobleman or cleric, appointed by a territorial lord to administer and dispense justice within the Amt.
He was the most senior retainer (Dienstmann) of an Amt; the administrative office of a territorial lord (Landesherr) created to manage the estates of manors (Gutshöfe), castles and villages.

Counties of Norway
Countycountiesfylke
From 1662 to 1919, the counties of Norway were called amter.
Norway is divided into 18 administrative regions, called counties (singular fylke, plural fylker (Bokmål) / fylke (Nynorsk) from Old Norse: fylki from the word "folk"); until 1918, they were known as amter.


Administrative division
Subdivisionssubdivisionadministrative district
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.

Northern Europe
NorthernNorthern EuropeanNorth Europe
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.

Township
townshipsmunicipal boardtownship road
Its size and functions differ by country and the term is roughly equivalent to a US township or county or English shire district.

County
countiesparishescomté
Its size and functions differ by country and the term is roughly equivalent to a US township or county or English shire district.
Non-metropolitan district
districtlocal government districtdistrict council
Its size and functions differ by country and the term is roughly equivalent to a US township or county or English shire district.
Germany
GermanGERFederal Republic of Germany
The Amt (plural: Ämter) is unique to the German Bundesländer (federal states) of Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Brandenburg.









Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig HolsteinSchleswigSH
The Amt (plural: Ämter) is unique to the German Bundesländer (federal states) of Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Brandenburg.









Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Mecklenburg-Western PomeraniaMecklenburgMecklenburg-West Pomerania
The Amt (plural: Ämter) is unique to the German Bundesländer (federal states) of Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Brandenburg.









Brandenburg
State of BrandenburgBrandenburg, GermanyBB
The Amt (plural: Ämter) is unique to the German Bundesländer (federal states) of Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Brandenburg.









Lower Saxony
NiedersachsenLower SaxonLower-Saxony
Some states have similar administrative units called Samtgemeinde (Lower Saxony), Verbandsgemeinde (Rhineland-Palatinate) or Verwaltungsgemeinschaft (Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia).









Rhineland-Palatinate
Rheinland-PfalzRhineland PalatinatePalatinate
Some states have similar administrative units called Samtgemeinde (Lower Saxony), Verbandsgemeinde (Rhineland-Palatinate) or Verwaltungsgemeinschaft (Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia).


Baden-Württemberg
Baden-WuerttembergBaden-WurttembergBaden Württemberg
Some states have similar administrative units called Samtgemeinde (Lower Saxony), Verbandsgemeinde (Rhineland-Palatinate) or Verwaltungsgemeinschaft (Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia).









Bavaria
BayernFree State of BavariaBavarian
Some states have similar administrative units called Samtgemeinde (Lower Saxony), Verbandsgemeinde (Rhineland-Palatinate) or Verwaltungsgemeinschaft (Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia).









Saxony
Free State of SaxonySaxonSachsen
Some states have similar administrative units called Samtgemeinde (Lower Saxony), Verbandsgemeinde (Rhineland-Palatinate) or Verwaltungsgemeinschaft (Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia).









Saxony-Anhalt
AnhaltSachsen-AnhaltSaxony Anhalt
Some states have similar administrative units called Samtgemeinde (Lower Saxony), Verbandsgemeinde (Rhineland-Palatinate) or Verwaltungsgemeinschaft (Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia).









District
districtsUrban Districtpublic utility district
An Amt, as well as the other above-mentioned units, is subordinate to a Kreis (district) and is a collection of municipalities.



Municipalities of Germany
municipalityGemeindeGemeinden
Normally, it consists of very small municipalities (Gemeinden, plural of Gemeinde).