Independent municipality

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Independent parish is used in both a colloquial and legal meaning.

Colloquial meaning

Independent municipality in Germany and Austria is the slang term for a municipality that represents a regional authority as the lowest level of the administrative hierarchy. In contrast to this is the district or the incorporated place .

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Legal meaning

In Lower Saxony municipal law, an independent municipality is a municipality belonging to a district or a joint municipality which, due to its size, takes on some of the tasks of the district in addition to its tasks as a municipality belonging to the district.

According to Section 14, Paragraph 3 of the Lower Saxony Municipal Constitutional Act , all municipalities and joint municipalities with more than 30,000 inhabitants have the legal status of an “independent municipality”, provided they are not “ large independent cities ” according to Section 14, Paragraph 5 of the NKomVG and no “ independent cities ” according to Section 14 Paragraph 6 NKomVG.

If the population falls below the limit of 30,001, the municipality still retains its status as an independent municipality. Municipalities with between 20,001 and 30,000 inhabitants can also be declared independent municipalities upon application by the state government in accordance with Section 14 (3) sentence 2 NKomVG. If this happens, it will be published in the Ministerialblatt. If the number of inhabitants falls below the limit of 20,001, the status of the independent municipality can be withdrawn again in accordance with Section 14 (4) sentence 2 NKomVG.

The following municipalities and joint municipalities are currently run as independent municipalities in Lower Saxony:

Achim , Alfeld (Leine) , Samtgemeinde Artland , Aurich , Bad Pyrmont , Haste , Samtgemeinde Bersenbrueck , Bramsche , Buchholz in the north Heide , Burgdorf , Buxtehude , Cloppenburg , Duderstadt , Einbeck , Friesoythe , Ganderkesee , Garbsen , Geestland , Georgsmarienhütte , Gifhorn , Hann . Münden , joint municipality Harsefeld , Helmstedt , Holzminden , Isernhagen , Laatzen , Langenhagen , Leer (East Friesland) , Lehrte , Melle , Meppen , Neustadt am Rübenberge , Nienburg / Weser , north , Nordenham , Nordhorn , Northeim , Osterholz-Scharmbeck , Osterode am Harz , Papenburg , Peine , Rinteln , Ronnenberg , Schortens , Seelze , Seesen , Seevetal , Sehnde , Springe , Stade , Stuhr , Uelzen , Uetze , Varel , Vechta , Verden (Aller) , Wallenhorst , Walsrode , Wedemark , Weyhe , Winsen (Luhe) , Wolfenbüttel and Wunstorf .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lower Saxony Ministry of the Interior and Sport: Overview of the municipal bodies of Lower Saxony , accessed on July 20, 2014