059 independent municipalities (they carry out all tasks under their own responsibility - 16 of them are fulfilling municipalities),
457 other municipalities.
389 municipalities have come together in 43 administrative communities to carry out their administrative business .
A specialty in Thuringia are fulfilling communities. 39 municipalities that do not belong to an administrative community are fulfilling municipalities for 96 other municipalities.
29 of the municipalities are referred to as rural municipalities . They can be cities at the same time.