Municipal associations (, , ) are statutory corporations or public bodies created by statute in the German federal states of Bavaria, Saxony, Thuringia, and Schleswig-Holstein. In Baden-Württemberg the term stipulated municipal association () is used.
Structure A municipal association normally consists of several adjacent municipalities located in the same district. It is controlled by a political representative, chairperson or executive board. Depending on the state, this person may be officially retained or appointed as mayor. In Baden-Württemberg this position is held by the mayor of the appropriate fulfilling municipality (). In Thuringia there are municipal associations as well as fulfilling municipalities. In Bavaria one mayor of a single municipality also acts as municipal chairman () of the association.
Tasks The duties of a municipal association typically encompass Setting up land use plans Sewage disposal Payment transactions Cemetery matters Fire brigade provision
List State Designation (German) Category Baden-Württemberg vereinbarte Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Baden-Württemberg Gemeindeverwaltungsverband Bavaria Verwaltungsgemeinschaft :Category:Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Bavaria Rhineland-Palatinate Verbandsgemeinde :Category:Verbandsgemeinden in Rhineland-Palatinate Saxony-Anhalt Verbandsgemeinde :Category:Verbandsgemeinden in Saxony-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt Verwaltungsgemeinschaft :Category:Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Saxony-Anhalt Thuringia Verwaltungsgemeinschaft :Category:Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thuringia
See also Amt (country subdivision) Municipal associations in Thuringia Municipalities of Germany Samtgemeinde Verbandsgemeinde Wolmirstedt
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