municipality in Germany

Also known as Gemeinde, Municipalities of Germany

lowest official level of territorial division in Germany

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Category: Municipality
Location: Germany
Found in: District ( Kreis ) , Regierungsbezirk
Populations: 11 ( Gröde ) - 3,600,000 ( Berlin )

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Municipalities (German: Gemeinden, pronounced [ɡəˌmaɪ̯ndn̩] ; singular Gemeinde [ɡəˈmaɪ̯ndə] ) are the lowest level of official territorial division in Germany. This can be the second, third, fourth or fifth level of territorial division, depending on the status of the municipality and the Land (federal state) it is part of. The city-states Berlin, Bremen and Hamburg are second-level divisions. A Gemeinde is one level lower in those states which also include Regierungsbezirke (singular: Regierungsbezirk) as an intermediate territorial division (Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia). The Gemeinde is one level higher if it is not part of a Gemeindeverband ("municipal association").