Posselenije

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Posselenije (Поселение), literally “settlement”, is an administrative unit within a Rajon in today's Russia , so it corresponds in a certain way to the municipality in Germany . The comparability is due to the fact that according to Russian, probably actually Soviet, tradition, the Rajons are considered to be the municipal level; the institutions of the seat of the Rajon are at the same time the institutions of the entire Rajon.

There are two types of posselenije:

  • Gorodskoje Posselenije (городское Поселение) means "urban settlement"
  • Selskoje Posselenije (сельское Поселение) means "rural settlement". Such a Selskoje Posselenije usually consists of several rural settlements in the general sense, e.g. B. Villages (Selo / Сeло), small settlements (Possjolok / Посёлок) u. a.