Mounting an LED element on a flat carrier

A lighting device comprising:

• a flat carrier comprising a front surface and a rear surface opposite the front surface, said flat carrier comprising a cutout and multiple carrier-side electrical contacts on the rear surface;
• a mounting element on the rear surface of the flat carrier, the mounting element being an insulating body comprising peripheral flat mounting portions and an elevated portion, the elevated portion projecting into the cutout of the flat carrier;
• multiple mount-side electrical contacts on a mount-side of the mounting element and electrically coupled to said multiple carrier-side electrical contacts of the flat carrier;
• a plurality of LED elements on the elevated portion of the mounting element and electrically coupled to the mounting element on the same side as the multiple mount-side side electrical contacts;
• and
• and a heat sink element thermally coupled to the mounting element on a side of said mounting element opposite the flat carrier.