Municipal associations (german: Verwaltungsgemeinschaften) are
statutory corporations or
public bodies created by
statute in the German federal states of
Bavaria
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,
Saxony,
Thuringia
Thuringia (; german: Thüringen ), officially the Free State of Thuringia ( ), is a state of central Germany, covering , the sixth smallest of the sixteen German states. It has a population of about 2.1 million.
Erfurt is the capital and lar ...
, and
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein (; da, Slesvig-Holsten; nds, Sleswig-Holsteen; frr, Slaswik-Holstiinj) is the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Sc ...
. In
Baden-Württemberg the term ''stipulated municipal association'' (german: vereinbarte Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) is used.
Structure
A municipal association normally consists of several adjacent
municipalities located in the same
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...
. It is controlled by a political representative, chairperson or executive board. Depending on the state, this person may be officially retained or appointed as
mayor.
* In Baden-Württemberg this position is held by the mayor of the appropriate
fulfilling municipality (german: erfüllende Gemeinde).
* In Thuringia there are municipal associations as well as fulfilling municipalities.
* In Bavaria one mayor of a single municipality also acts as municipal chairman (german: Gemeinschaftsvorsitzender) of the association.
Tasks
The duties of a municipal association typically encompass
* Setting up land use plans
* Sewage disposal
* Payment transactions
* Cemetery matters
* Fire brigade provision
List
See also
*
Amt (country subdivision)
Amt is a type of administrative division governing a group of municipalities, today only in Germany, but formerly also common in other countries of Northern Europe. Its size and functions differ by country and the term is roughly equivalent to ...
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Municipal associations in Thuringia In the Free state of Thuringia (de:Freistaat Thueringen) there is the possibility to establish municipal associations (de:Verwaltungsgemeinschaften) according to § 46 of the ''Thuringian Communal- and District Order '' (de: Thueringer Kommunalordn ...
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Municipalities of Germany
Municipalities[Samtgemeinde
A ''Samtgemeinde'' (; plural: ''Samtgemeinden'') is a type of administrative division in Lower Saxony, Germany. ''Samtgemeinden'' are local government associations of municipalities, equivalent to the '' Ämter'' in Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenbu ...]
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Verbandsgemeinde
A Verbandsgemeinde (; plural Verbandsgemeinden) is a low-level administrative unit in the German federal states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt. A Verbandsgemeinde is typically composed of a small group of villages or towns.
Rhine ...
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Wolmirstedt
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Collective municipalities in Germany
Types of administrative division
Local government organizations