Municipalities of Germany

Municipalities of Germany
Deutsche Gemeinden (German)
CategoryMunicipality
LocationGermany
Found inDistrict (Kreis)
Regierungsbezirk
Populations11 (Gröde) - 3,600,000 (Berlin)
The vertical (federal) separation of powers across the federal government (white), the states (yellow), and the municipalities (brown).Federal LevelFederal StatesCity States(Governmental Districts)(Rural) Districts(Collective Municipalities)Municipalities(Municipalities)Urban Districts
Administrative divisions of Germany. (Clickable image).

Municipalities (German: Gemeinden, singular Gemeinde) are the lowest level of official territorial division in Germany.

As of January 2021, there are 10,790 municipalities in Germany, of which 2,054 are cities.

Municipalities per federal state

Status as of December 2018.

Federal stateMunicipalitiesMunicipalities with town statusMunicipalities that are urban districtsAverage no. of inhabitantsAverage area (km2)Lists (Cities, Towns,
Municipalities)
Baden-Württemberg1,101313910,01232.5C, T, M
Bavaria2,056317256,32134.3C, T, M
Berlin1113,613,000891.0Berlin
Brandenburg41711346,00571.1C, T, M
Bremen222340,500209.5Bremen, Bremerhaven
Hamburg1111,831,000755.2Hamburg
Hesse423191514,75949.9C, T, M
Lower Saxony94515988,42650.5C, T, M
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern7508422,14831.1C, T, M
North Rhine-Westphalia3962712245,23286.1C, T, M
Rhineland-Palatinate2,304129121,7688.6C, T, M
Saarland5217019,11549.4C, T, M
Saxony42116939,69443.8C, T, M
Saxony-Anhalt218104310,19793.8C, T, M
Schleswig-Holstein1,1066342,61314.3C, T, M
Thuringia82112462,62019.7C, T, M
Germany11,0142,0581077,51732.5C, T, M

References

  1. ↑ Country Compendium. A companion to the English Style Guide, European Commission, May 2021, pages 58–59.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Statistisches Jahrbuch 2019" (PDF). Statistisches Bundesamt. p. 29. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  3. ↑ Populations as of December 31, 2017