Karrharde

Karrharde (North Frisian: Kårhiird; Danish: Kær Herred) was an amt (collective municipality) in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It was situated on the border with Denmark, approx. 35 km north of Husum, and 25 km west of Flensburg. Its seat was in Leck, itself not part of the amt.

Karrharde
Former Amt
Map of Nordfriesland highlighting Karrharde
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Nordfriesland
Disestablished	January 2008
Region seat	Leck
Area
• Total	180 km2 (69 sq mi)

Amt Karrharde was named after the medieval Kær Herred which extended much further east.

In January 2008, it was merged with the Ämter Bökingharde, Süderlügum and Wiedingharde, and the municipalities Niebüll and Leck to form the Amt Südtondern.^[1]

The amt of Karrharde consisted of the following municipalities (as of 2005^[update] population in parentheses):

• Achtrup (1548)
• Bramstedtlund (237)
• Enge-Sande (1150)
• Karlum (218)
• Klixbüll (932)
• Ladelund (1516)
• Sprakebüll (221)
• Stadum (1070)
• Tinningstedt (209)
• Westre (400)