{{Short description|Union of at least two municipalities in Germany to exercise the powers of self-government}} {{italic title}} {{Administrative divisions of Germany}}
'''''Gemeindeverband''''' ({{IPA|de|ɡəˈmaɪ̯ndəfɛɐ̯ˌbant|lang|De-Gemeindeverband.ogg}}) is a union of at least two municipalities ({{langx|de|Gemeinde}}) in Germany to form a {{langx|de|label=none|Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts}} (statutory corporation) with the purpose to exercise the powers of self-government at a larger scale, while maintaining autonomy of its members.
The word is mentioned multiple times in the German constitution ({{langx|de|Grundgesetz}}),<ref name="Art28" /><ref name="Art84"/><ref name="Art85"/><ref name="Art91e"/><ref name="Art93"/><ref name="Art104b"/><ref name="Art105"/><ref name="Art106"/><ref name="Art107"/><ref name="Art108"/><ref name="Art115c"/><ref name="Art120"/><ref name="Art134"/><ref name="Art135a"/> but without an exact definition.
The States of Germany have slightly different kinds of a {{langx|de|label=none|Gemeindeverband}}:
{{langx|de|label=none|Gemeindeverbände unterhalb der Kreisebene}} (collective municipalities) to allow direct co-operation of municipalities: * Gemeindeverwaltungsverband in Baden-Württemberg * Verwaltungsgemeinschaft in Bavaria * Amt in Brandenburg * Amt in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern * Samtgemeinde in Lower Saxony * Verbandsgemeinde in Rhineland-Palatinate * Verwaltungsgemeinschaft in Saxony * Verwaltungsverband in Saxony * Verbandsgemeinde in Saxony-Anhalt * Verwaltungsgemeinschaft in Saxony-Anhalt * Amt in Schleswig-Holstein * Verwaltungsgemeinschaft in Thuringia
{{langx|de|label=none|Gemeindeverbände oberhalb der Kreisebene}} to allow direct co-operation of districts ({{langx|de|label=none|Landkreis}}), commonly summarised as higher municipal association ({{langx|de|Höherer Kommunalverband}}: * Bezirk in Bavaria * Bezirksverband Pfalz in Rhineland-Palatinate * Landschaftsverband in North Rhine-Westphalia * Landschaftsverband in Lower Saxony
==References== <references> <ref name="Art28">{{cite german law | art = 28 | en = Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany | enab = | de = Grundgesetz| deab = GG | url=http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gg/art_28.html }}</ref> <ref name="Art84">{{cite german law | art = 84 | en = Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany | enab = | de = Grundgesetz| deab = GG | url=http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gg/art_84.html }}</ref> <ref name="Art85">{{cite german law | art = 85 | en = Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany | enab = | de = Grundgesetz| deab = GG | url=http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gg/art_85.html }}</ref> <ref name="Art91e">{{cite german law | art = 91e | en = Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany | enab = | de = Grundgesetz| deab = GG | url=http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gg/art_91e.html }}</ref> <ref name="Art93">{{cite german law | art = 93 | en = Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany | enab = | de = Grundgesetz| deab = GG | url=http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gg/art_93.html }}</ref> <ref name="Art104b">{{cite german law | art = 104b | en = Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany | enab = | de = Grundgesetz| deab = GG | url=http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gg/art_104b.html }}</ref> <ref name="Art105">{{cite german law | art = 105 | en = Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany | enab = | de = Grundgesetz| deab = GG | url=http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gg/art_105.html }}</ref> <ref name="Art106">{{cite german law | art = 106 | en = Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany | enab = | de = Grundgesetz| deab = GG | url=http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gg/art_106.html }}</ref> <ref name="Art107">{{cite german law | art = 107 | en = Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany | enab = | de = Grundgesetz| deab = GG | url=http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gg/art_107.html }}</ref> <ref name="Art108">{{cite german law | art = 108 | en = Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany | enab = | de = Grundgesetz| deab = GG | url=http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gg/art_108.html }}</ref> <ref name="Art115c">{{cite german law | art = 115c | en = Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany | enab = | de = Grundgesetz| deab = GG | url=http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gg/art_115c.html }}</ref> <ref name="Art120">{{cite german law | art = 120 | en = Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany | enab = | de = Grundgesetz| deab = GG | url=http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gg/art_120.html }}</ref> <ref name="Art134">{{cite german law | art = 134 | en = Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany | enab = | de = Grundgesetz| deab = GG | url=http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gg/art_134.html }}</ref> <ref name="Art135a">{{cite german law | art = 135a | en = Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany | enab = | de = Grundgesetz| deab = GG | url=http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gg/art_135a.html }}</ref> </references> {{Authority control}}
Category:Collective municipalities in Germany Category:Types of administrative division