Urban districts of Germany
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This is a list of urban districts in Germany. Germany's sixteen states are further subdivided into 402 districts of which 107 are urban districts1 (Kreisfreie Städte or Stadtkreise) – cities which constitute a district in their own right. A similar concept is the Statutarstadt in Austria. Kreisfreie Städte are comparable to independent cities or unitary authorities in the English-speaking world. The number comprises the city-states of Berlin and Hamburg, also constituent states of Germany, as well as Bremen and Bremerhaven forming the two-cities-state of Bremen.
¹ following the “Göttingen Law” of January 1, 1964, the town of Göttingen is incorporated into the district (Landkreis) of Göttingen, but the rules on urban districts still apply, as long as no other rules exist.
² following the “Law on the region of Hannover”, Hannover since November 1, 2001 is incorporated into the Hanover Region, but the rules on urban districts still apply, as long as no other rules exist.
¹ The town of Aachen was incorporated into the Aachen Regional Federation on 21 October 2009, but the rules on urban districts still apply, as long as no other rules exist.
Saarland
There are no longer any urban districts. The town of Saarbrücken used to be an urban district but became incorporated into the Saarbrücken Town Federation on January 1, 1974.
Saxony ¹
¹ The urban districts of Görlitz, Hoyerswerda, Plauen and Zwickau lost their status as „kreisfreie Stadt“ on 1 August 2008 in a reform of the Saxon districts.