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 a British or U.S. county.
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Within Vinony's link graph, amt is referenced by 3,624 other articles, and connects out to electoral unit, capital district or territory and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
Vinony files it under Collective municipalities in Germany and Types of administrative division.
Its subject is documented across 23 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Subclass of
- administrative territorial entity
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- Commons category
- Ambachtsheerlijkheid
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Current usage
- Germany
- Prevalence
- Definition
- Former usage
- Denmark
- Germany
- Iceland
- Netherlands and Flanders
- Norway
- See also
- References
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 a British or U.S. county.
== Current usage == ===Germany===
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