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A Verbandsgemeinde (plural Verbandsgemeinden) is an administrative unit unique to the German Bundesland (federal state) of Rhineland-Palatinate. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz is one of the 16 federal states (German Bundesländer) of Germany. There are 163 Verbandsgemeinden, which are grouped into the 24 districts and subdivided into nearly 2200 Ortsgemeinden. German districts (de ''Kreise'' or de ''Landkreise'' in the states of Nordrhein-Westfalen and Schleswig-Holstein, singular de ''Kreis'' and de ''Landreis''

Most of the Verbandsgemeinden were established in 1969. Formerly the name of the administrative units was Amt. " Amt " is a type of Administrative division of some Northern European countries Most of the functions of municipal government for several villages are consolidated and administered centrally from a larger or more central village among the group, while the individual villages (Ortsgemeinden) still maintain a limited degree of local autonomy.

Districts

The 24 districts of Rhineland-Palatinate. The twelve cities which do not belong to any district and are identified on the map with letters.
The 24 districts of Rhineland-Palatinate. List of coats of arms of the 24 Districts and the 12 Urban districts in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Districts The twelve cities which do not belong to any district and are identified on the map with letters.

The 24 districts:

  1. Ahrweiler
  2. Altenkirchen
  3. Alzey-Worms
  4. Bad Dürkheim
  5. Bad Kreuznach
  6. Bernkastel-Wittlich
  7. Birkenfeld
  8. Bitburg-Prüm
  1. Cochem-Zell
  2. Daun
  3. Donnersbergkreis
  4. Germersheim
  5. Kaiserslautern
  6. Kusel
  7. Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis
  8. Mainz-Bingen
  1. Mayen-Koblenz
  2. Neuwied
  3. Rhein-Hunsrück
  4. Rhein-Lahn
  5. Südliche Weinstraße
  6. Südwestpfalz
  7. Trier-Saarburg
  8. Westerwaldkreis

See also

Other German states have similar administrative units:

Examples

German districts (de ''Kreise'' or de ''Landkreise'' in the states of Nordrhein-Westfalen and Schleswig-Holstein, singular de ''Kreis'' and de ''Landreis'' Ahrweiler is a district in the north of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Altenkirchen is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise the North Rhine-Westphalian districts Rhein-Sieg Alzey-Worms (ˈaltsaɪˈvɔʁms is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Bad Dürkheim is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Bad Kreuznach is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Bernkastel-Wittlich is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Birkenfeld is a district ( Landkreis) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Cochem-Zell is a district ( Kreis) in the north-west of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The Vulkaneifel is a region in the northwest of Rhineland-Palatinate covering an area which goes from the Rhein between Andernach and Koblenz to the area around Manderscheid The Donnersbergkreis is a district ( Kreis) in the middle of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Germersheim is a district ( Kreis) in the south-east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Kaiserslautern is a district ( Kreis) in the south of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Kusel is a district ( Kreis) in the south of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis is a district ( Kreis) in the east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Mainz-Bingen is a district ( Kreis) in the east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Mayen-Koblenz is a district ( Kreis) in the north of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neuwied is a district ( Kreis) in the north of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Rhein-Hunsrück is a district ( Kreis) in the middle of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Rhein-Lahn is a district ( Kreis) in the east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Südliche Weinstraße is a district ( Kreis) in the south of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Südwestpfalz is a district ( Kreis) in the south of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Trier-Saarburg is a district in the west of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The Westerwaldkreis (direct 11 translation Western Forest District) is a district ( Kreis) in the east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. " Amt " is a type of Administrative division of some Northern European countries " Amt " is a type of Administrative division of some Northern European countries " Amt " is a type of Administrative division of some Northern European countries Loreley is a Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality" in the Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The German Verbandsgemeinde of Bernkastel-Kues includes the villages of Bernkastel-Kues, Town Brauneberg Burgen
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