German word

Landesamt

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈlandəsˌamt/

Meaning

  • neuter nounstate office

Example

Ich muss zum Landesamt gehen, um meine Unterlagen abzugeben.

I need to go to the state office to hand in my documents.

Illustration for Landesamt (state office)

More examples

Beim Landesamt erhielt ich eine schriftliche Bestätigung meines Antrags.

At the state office, I received written confirmation of my application.

Core concept

A public office run by one German federal state, with responsibility for a defined administrative service.

Common phrases

  • Beschwerde beim Landesamt einlegen

    file a complaint at the state office

  • einen Sachbearbeiter im Landesamt kontaktieren

    get in touch with a caseworker at the state office

  • die Öffnungszeiten vom Landesamt prüfen

    check the opening hours of the state office

Similar words

Amt: An administrative office handling residents' procedures and paperwork.
Behörde: A public authority providing administrative services and issuing permits under the law.
Dienststelle: A specific department or office of a public body where administrative work is done.
Bürgeramt: A citizen service office handling registration and issuing official certificates.

Definition in German

Das Landesamt ist eine öffentliche Stelle des Bundeslandes, zuständig für die Durchführung bestimmter Verwaltungsleistungen.

Word origin

Landesamt combines inherited Germanic Land, meaning a territory or federal state, with Amt, an office or authority borrowed into Germanic from Latin ambactus.

Usage tips

  • Landesamt is neuter: das Landesamt, with the plural die Landesämter.

Other meanings

  • state authoritynoun
  • state agencynoun

Related words

  • Landesamtsstellestate office service pointnoun
  • Landesamtsangelegenheitmatter concerning the state officenoun

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