Verbandsgemeinde
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Rhineland-Palatinate
The state of Rhineland-Palatinate is divided into 163 Script error: No such module "Lang"., which are municipal associations grouped within the 24 districts of the state and subdivided into 2,257 Ortsgemeinden (singular Ortsgemeinde Script error: No such module "IPA".) which comprise single settlements.[1]
Most of the Script error: No such module "Lang". were established in 1969. Formerly the name for an administrative unit was Amt. Most of the functions of municipal government for several municipalities are consolidated and administered centrally from a larger or more central town or municipality among the group, while the individual municipalities (Ortsgemeinden) still maintain a limited degree of local autonomy.
Saxony-Anhalt
The 11 districts of Saxony-Anhalt are divided into Verwaltungsgemeinschaften and, since 1 July 2009 also Script error: No such module "Lang".. Since the January 2010 government reform, there are 18 Script error: No such module "Lang". in Saxony-Anhalt.[2]
See also
Other German states have similar administrative units:
References
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