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Union of at least two municipalities in Germany to exercise the powers of self-government From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gemeindeverband (German: [ɡəˈmaɪ̯ndəfɛɐ̯ˌbant] ) is a union of at least two municipalities (German: Gemeinde) in Germany to form a Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts (statutory corporation) with the purpose to exercise the powers of self-government at a larger scale, while maintaining autonomy of its members.
The word is mentioned multiple times in the German constitution (German: Grundgesetz),[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] but without an exact definition.
The States of Germany have slightly different kinds of a Gemeindeverband:
Gemeindeverbände unterhalb der Kreisebene (collective municipalities) to allow direct co-operation of municipalities:
Gemeindeverbände oberhalb der Kreisebene to allow direct co-operation of districts (Landkreis), commonly summarised as higher municipal association (German: Höherer Kommunalverband:
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