Local association of a special kind

A municipal association of a special kind is an amalgamation of a district and an independent city . This concept is also known as a regional district or regional association.

Local associations of a special kind in Germany are:

• Hanover region (since November 1, 2001) , legal successor to the Hanover district (March 1, 1974 to October 31, 2001) and the municipal association of Greater Hanover (January 1, 1963 to October 31, 2001)
• Regional Association Saarbrücken (since January 1, 2008) , legal successor to the Saarbrücken City Association (January 1, 1974 to December 31, 2007)
• City region of Aachen (since October 21, 2009) , legal successor to the Aachen district (January 1, 1972 to October 20, 2009)

In contrast to a district, the cities of Hanover and Aachen, which were merged with the former districts, still retained the status of an independent city.

See also

• Agglomeration
• Regional city
• Regiopole
• Ministerial Conference on Spatial Planning (MKRO)

literature

• Hubert Meyer: Constitutional aspects of regional district formation in the federal state , in: Landes- und Kommunalverwaltung 2005, p. 233 ff.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ § 15 NKomVG, state capital Hanover - federal and state laws. Retrieved July 18, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Laws and ordinances | State law NRW. Retrieved July 18, 2019 .