A Stadtbezirk is a form of German city district. A city district is an administrative unit within a larger city. In Germany there are usually only such city districts in metropolises with more than 150,000 inhabitants. City lights from space. ... Districts are a form of local government in several countries. ... A metropolis (in Greek metera = mother and polis = city/town) is a major city, which is an economical and cultural center for some country, and usually a hub for its international connections. ...

An example

For example, Stadtbezirk was a district of the town of Wattenscheid, a town of its own until 1974. Now it is contained within Bochum in the Ruhr area in North Rhine-Westphalia. Wattenscheid was once a separate town in the North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Map of Germany showing location of Bochum Bochum is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... The Ruhr in Essen-Kettwig The Ruhr is a large river in western Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) starting near the town of Winterberg in Sauerland and ending in the Rhine in the city of Duisburg. ... North Rhine-Westphalia (German: Nordrhein-Westfalen) is the largest in population (though only fourth in area) among Germanys 16 federal states. ...

The population used to speak Westphalian, but now High German is the norm. Westphalia (in German, Westfalen) is a (historic) region in Germany, centred on the cities of Dortmund, Münster, Bielefeld, and Osnabrück and now included in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia (and the (south-)west of Lower Saxony). ... Subdivisions Central German Upper German High German (in German, Hochdeutsch) is any of several German dialects spoken in Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, and Luxembourg (as well as in neighbouring portions of Belgium, France (Alsace), Italy, Poland, and Romania (Transylvania) and in some areas of former colonial settlement, for example in...

Stadtbezirk contains: Höntrop, Eppendorf, Günnigfeld, and Leithe Höntrop is a district of the City of Bochum in the Ruhr area in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. ... Eppendorf is a district of the City of Bochum in the Ruhr area in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. ...

Günnigfeld is the site of the regional association of the National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD), and is the site of the former national headquarters of its youth organisation. The National Democratic Party (German: Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands, NPD) is a far right political party in Germany that was founded in the early 1960s as a successor to the German Empire Party: (German: Deutsche Reichspartei, DRP). ... A Youth organization is a formal organization aimed at children and adolescents for education and socialization. ...

See also

• List of German urban districts