Municipalities of Germany

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Municipalities^[1] (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.

1. ↑ Country Compendium. A companion to the English Style Guide, European Commission, May 2021, pages 58–59.