Below is a list of
municipalities in Germany with over 20,000 inhabitants in the year 2000. The list is sorted by population and gives the
state
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of every municipality. In cases where the municipality's name in German differs from its name in English, the English name is listed first with the German name given in parentheses.
In German, the term ''
Mittelstadt'' (literally "middle
izedcity") is used for a settlement with 20,000 to 99,999 inhabitants, while a settlement of 100,000 or more is called a ''
Großstadt'' (literally "big city", but usually translated "city"). Population is counted either in terms of a continuous
urban area
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or by municipal boundaries. If going by municipal borders, that also makes this
a list of Groß- and Mittelstädte.
Großstädte
Mittelstädte
See also
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List of cities in Germany by population
As defined by the German Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development, a ''Großstadt'' (large city) is a city with more than 100,000 inhabitants. As of December 31, 2015, 79 cities in Germany fulfill this ...
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List of the most populated municipalities in the Nordic countries
External links
Statistisches Bundesamt - Gemeindeverzeichnis{{in lang, de
Germany by Map: All cities and communes
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Municipalities
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...