Local government in Germany

settlement that has the right to host markets

thumb|267x267px|Meeting of the Isselburg City Council, [[North Rhine-Westphalia, 2011]] In the Germanosphere, a Stadtrat (city council) is a collegial body appointed to represent or administer a city, or a member of such a body. Similar terms are used in Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Sweden, and other democratic countries. In some German states, Stadtrat also refers to a department head within a city administration.

French public person using its competences autonomously over a particular territory: commune, department, region, overseas collectivity, or territorial collectivity with specific status

city classification in Germany

defined geographical area as relating to legal business matters