Eiderkanal (Amt)

Eiderkanal
Map of Rendsburg-Eckernförde highlighting Eiderkanal
Map of Rendsburg-Eckernförde highlighting Eiderkanal
CountryGermany
StateSchleswig-Holstein
DistrictRendsburg-Eckernförde
Region seatOsterrönfeld
Government
 • AmtsvorsteherHans-Georg Volquardts
Area
 • Total
8,774 km2 (3,388 sq mi)
Population
 (2020-12-31)
 • Total
12.915
Websitewww.amt-eiderkanal.de

Eiderkanal is an Amt ("collective municipality") in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the Kiel Canal, approx. 2 km southeast of Rendsburg. The seat of the Amt is in Osterrönfeld. It is named after the old Eider Canal, whose western terminus was at Rendsburg.