Ortschaft
Ortschaft is a term in
administrative subdivisions of municipalities. These have been defined in the Gemeindeordnung or Kommunalverfassung of the respective federal state. This is the case in the states of Baden-Württemberg,[1] Lower Saxony,[2] North Rhine-Westphalia,[3] Saxony,[4] Saxony-Anhalt[5] and Thuringia.[6]
The Ortschaften often, but not always, coincide with former municipalities, that were incorporated into another municipality. The inhabitants of an Ortschaft are represented by an elected Ortschaftsrat (local council) and/or a Ortsvorsteher (local representative).
References
- ^ Gemeindeordnung für Baden-Württemberg, §§ 67–73
- ^ Niedersächsisches Kommunalverfassungsgesetz, §§ 90–96
- ^ Gemeindeordnung für das Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, § 39
- ^ Gemeindeordnung für den Freistaat Sachsen, §§ 65–69a
- ^ Kommunalverfassungsgesetz des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt, §§ 81–88
- ^ Thüringer Gemeinde- und Landkreisordnung, §§ 45–45a
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