German word

Samtgemeinde

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈzamtgəˌmaɪ̯ndə/

Meaning

  • feminine nouncollective municipality

Example

Die Samtgemeinde umfasst fünf Dörfer.

The collective municipality comprises five villages.

Illustration for Samtgemeinde (collective municipality)

More examples

Der Haushalt der Samtgemeinde wurde vom Rat beschlossen.

The budget of the collective municipality was decided on by the council.

Core concept

Independent municipalities share a central service office while each keeps its own local identity and legal status.

Common phrases

  • Haushalt der Samtgemeinde

    budget of a collective municipality

  • Satzung der Samtgemeinde

    statute of the collective municipality

  • Vertretung der Samtgemeinde

    external representation of the collective municipality

Similar words

Gemeinde: A local government unit serving an individual town or village.
Verbandsgemeinde: A regional administrative unit formed by nearby municipalities sharing public services.
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft: A municipality-based association for jointly managing administrative affairs.

Definition in German

Die Samtgemeinde bezeichnet den Zusammenschluss mehrerer rechtlich eigenständiger Gemeinden zur gemeinsamen Erledigung bestimmter Aufgaben.

Word origin

The compound Samtgemeinde joins samt, an element expressing togetherness, and Gemeinde, the German word for a municipality or community.

Usage tips

  • A Samtgemeinde is not a merger into one municipality; its member municipalities remain legally independent and are called Mitgliedsgemeinden.

Opposites

  • Einzelgemeindeseparate municipalitynoun

Related words

  • Samtgemeinderatcollective municipality councilnoun
  • samtgemeindlichpertaining to the collective municipalityadjective

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