Handewitt (Amt)

The Amt Handewitt is an Amt (collective municipality) located in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Its seat is in Handewitt.

The Amt Handewitt consists of the following municipalities:

• Handewitt
• Harrislee (partially)
• Jarplund-Weding
• Nordhackstedt
• Osterby
• Weding

An Amt is a type of collective municipality administration common in Schleswig-Holstein. It is a grouping of smaller municipalities that pool resources and administrative functions to improve efficiency. Harrislee is only partially within the Amt Handewitt; the town itself has its own separate administration.