Leck

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Leck
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Leck
Leck (Germany)
Leck
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Schleswig-Holstein
District Nordfriesland
Municipal assoc. Südtondern
Mayor Klaus-Michael Tatsch
Basic statistics
Area 29.79 km² (11.5 sq mi)
Elevation 6 m  (20 ft)
Population 7,680  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 258 /km² (668 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate NF
Postal code 25917
Area code 04662
Website www.leck.de
Location of Leck within Nordfriesland district
Map

Coordinates: 54°46′28″N 8°58′25″E / 54.77444, 8.97361

Leck (Danish: Læk; Mooring North Frisian: Leek) is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approx. 30 km north of Husum, and 30 km west of Flensburg.

It is also home to the former Leck Air Base.