Municipal association (Germany)

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 adjoining municipalities in the same district. It is controlled by a political representative, chairperson or executive board. Depending on the state, this person may be officially continue 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 usually involve
 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:Verbandsgemeinde 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

Related pages
 Amt (country subdivision)
 Municipalities of Germany
 Samtgemeinde
 Verbandsgemeinde
 Municipal associations in Thuringia

Category:Collective municipalities in Germany