A Statutory city (Statutarstadt in Austria, or Statutární město in Czech Republic) is a city with its own municipal law or city statute. A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. ... For other uses, see Law (disambiguation). ... The Statute of Grand Duchy of Lithuania A statute is a formal, written law of a country or state, written and enacted by its legislative authority, perhaps to then be ratified by the highest executive in the government, and finally published. ...

Austria

In Austria, a city can request this status if it has more than 20,000 inhabitants. After the state government and the Federal Government agree to grant the status, it is granted as long as it does not endanger any national interests. However, this is not always the case as there are smaller Statutarstädte which were granted this right previously for historical reasons. In particular, the cities of Eisenstadt and Rust, which previously belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary as free cities, retained their own city statutes in 1921. The Statutarstädte were called urban areas and were treated according to the German Gemeindeordnung during the period of German occupation, and as such were given no power over their own municipal constitution. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The ethnically and culturally homogenous nation state of Austria is the small but prosperous remnant of Austria-Hungary, a vast multinational empire foundered in 1918. ... Eisenstadt (Hungarian Kismarton, Croatian Željezno) is a city in Austria, the state capital of Burgenland. ... Rust in Burgenland, Austria Rust (Hungarian: Ruszt) is a city in Burgenland, Austria located at the shore of the Neusiedler See. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A city-state is a region controlled exclusively by a city. ... The Gemeindeordnung is the muncipial code or local government code in the german language law. ...

Besides local administration, the responsibilities of a Statutarstadt are to manage the Bezirk (English: district), which places the Statutarstadt besides the municipal office as district administration authorities. The mayor is the head of the municipality as well as the head of the district administrative authority. attention Cities grow, often absorbing many towns and/or villages that may retain their names, or they may be described by a number after having been absorbed by the city. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ...

Statutarstädte in Austria are:

• Eisenstadt (since 1921, Hungarian free city from 1648)
• Graz
• Innsbruck
• Klagenfurt (since 1850)
• Krems (since 1938)
• Linz (since 1866)
• Rust (since 1921, Hungarian free city from 1681)
• Salzburg (since 1869)
• St. Pölten (since 1922)
• Steyr (since 1867)
• Villach (since 1932)
• Waidhofen an der Ybbs (since 1868)
• Wels (since 1964)
• Vienna (since 1850)
• Wiener Neustadt (since 1866)

Eisenstadt (Hungarian Kismarton, Croatian Željezno) is a city in Austria, the state capital of Burgenland. ... The Grazer Schloßberg Clock Tower Graz [graːts] (Slovenian: Gradec IPA: /gra. ... Innsbruck is a city in western Austria, and the capital of the federal state of Tyrol. ... Klagenfurt since July 3, 2007 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee is the capital of the federal state of Carinthia (German Kärnten), in Austria. ... Krems an der Donau is a city of Austria, in the federal state of Lower Austria, at the end of Wachau valley. ... The Poestlingberg church in Linz. ... Rust in Burgenland, Austria Rust (Hungarian: Ruszt) is a city in Burgenland, Austria located at the shore of the Neusiedler See. ...   (Austro-Bavarian: SÃ¥izburg) is the fourth-largest city in Austria and the capital of the federal state of Salzburg. ... St. ... Quayside at Enns river. ... Villach [ˈfɪlax] (Slovenian Beljak) is the second largest city in Carinthia in the south of Austria, on the river Drau (Slovenian Drava) and represents an important traffic junction for Austria and the whole Alpe-Adria region. ... Waidhofen an der Ybbs is an independent city (Statutarstadt) in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. ... Wels (population of 56,478 as of 2001) is the second largest city of the state of Upper Austria, located in the north of Austria, upon the Traun River near Linz. ... For other uses, see Vienna (disambiguation). ... Wiener Neustadt (Hungarian: Bécsújhely) is located south of Vienna in the state of Lower Austria. ...

Czech Republic

There is a very similar model in the Czech Republic (derived from its origin in Austria-Hungary), where there are 23 Statutory Cities defined by law, in addition to Prague, the capital city which is a de-facto Statutory City. Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k. ... Nickname: Motto: Praga Caput Rei publicae Location within the Czech Republic Coordinates: , Country Czech Republic Region Capital City of Prague Founded 9th century Government  - Mayor Pavel Bém Area  - City 496 km²  (191. ...

Statutory Cities in the Czech Republic are:

• Brno
• České Budějovice
• Děčín
• Frýdek-Místek
• Havířov
• Hradec Králové
• Chomutov
• Jihlava
• Karlovy Vary
• Karviná
• Kladno
• Liberec
• Mladá Boleslav
• Most
• Olomouc
• Opava
• Ostrava
• Pardubice
• Plzeň
• Prague (de facto)
• Přerov
• Teplice
• Ústí nad Labem
• Zlín

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Other countries

A similar concept in Germany is called Stadtkreis or Kreisfreie Stadt, but these cities, such as Munich, do not have a municipal constitution - they use the Gemeindeordnung, a state law differing from Bundesland to Bundesland. In the English-speaking world, especially in the U.S. state of Virginia, a similar concept is known as independent city. This is a list of urban districts in Germany. ... For other uses, see Munich (disambiguation). ... The Gemeindeordnung is the muncipial code or local government code in the german language law. ... Germany is a Federal Republic made up of 16 States, known in German as Länder (singular Land). ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... An independent city is a city that does not form part of another general-purpose local government entity. ...