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Municipalities of Germany
lowest official level of territorial division in Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Municipalities[1] (German: Gemeinden, singular Gemeinde) are the lowest level of official territorial division in Germany.
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Municipalities of Germany Deutsche Gemeinden (German) | |
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Category | Municipality |
Location | Germany |
Found in | District (Kreis) Regierungsbezirk |
Populations | 11 (Gröde) - 3,600,000 (Berlin) |
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As of January 2021, there are 10,790 municipalities in Germany, of which 2,054 are cities.