Municipalities ( German : Gemeinden , pronounced [ɡəˌmaɪ̯ndn̩] ; singular Gemeinde ) are the lowest level of official territorial division in Germany . This can be the second, third, fourth or fifth level of territorial division, depending on the status of the municipality and the Land (federal state) it is part of. The city-states Berlin, Bremen and Hamburg are second-level divisions. A Gemeinde is one level lower in those states which also include Regierungsbezirke (singular: Regierungsbezirk ) as an intermediate territorial division (Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia). The Gemeinde is one level higher if it is not part of a Gemeindeverband ("municipal association").
15-464: Vaterstetten is a municipality in the Upper Bavarian district of Ebersberg . It lies east of Munich and is the district's biggest community. Vaterstetten is on the outskirts of Munich, roughly twenty minutes by S-Bahn from Marienplatz . Vaterstetten borders in the north on the community of Poing , in the northeast on the community of Anzing , in the east on the unincorporated area of
30-402: A municipal association. Mayors are elected for a specific term, which is different in every state. Since mayoral elections also have to be held when a mayor resigns from office, these do not take place at the same time for all municipalities in a state. The terms for mayors are: Vaterstetten station Vaterstetten station ( German : Haltepunkt Vaterstetten ) is a railway station in
45-464: A need to increase the efficiency and reduce costs of administration. At the same time, many districts and also urban districts were merged into larger districts. There are several types of municipalities in Germany, with different levels of autonomy. Each federal state has its own administrative laws, and its own local government structure. The main types of municipalities are: In all municipalities,
60-697: The Battle of Hohenlinden . In 1818, when there was the Royal Bavarian territorial reform, the community of Parsdorf was founded and it replaced the former "Steuerdistricts". The administrative seat of the community was transferred to Parsdorf probably because of its important coaching inn . An increase of the population of the community began with the connection to the rail network in 1871. In 1913 physicist and philosopher Ernst Mach settled in Vaterstetten, where he died 1916. The district of Baldham
75-604: The Gemeinden which are not part of a Kreis ("district"). These Gemeinden are referred to as Kreisfreie Städte or Stadtkreise , often translated as "urban district". In some states they retained a higher measure of autonomy than the other municipalities of the Kreis (e.g. Große Kreisstadt ). Municipalities titled Stadt (town or city) are urban municipalities while those titled Gemeinde are classified as rural municipalities. With more than 3,600,000 inhabitants,
90-712: The Munich–Rosenheim line through the community serving the Vaterstetten and Baldham stations. Four buslines of the Vaterstettener Innerörtlicher Personennahverkehr (Vaterstetten Local Passenger Transport, or VIP) run regularly in the local area. The name Vaterstetten is well known to many motorists for its Autobahn roadhouse lying on the A99 . The Autobahn itself runs by the community about one kilometre away. Through
105-572: The mayor and the members of the municipal council are appointed by local elections that take place on a regular basis. Elections for the municipal councils ( Kommunalwahlen ) take place every 4 years in Bremen, every 6 years in Bavaria and every 5 years in all other states. The office of mayor is full-time ( hauptamtlich ) in larger municipalities, and voluntary ( ehrenamtlich ) in smaller municipalities, for instance those that are part of
120-599: The Ebersberg Forest ( Ebersberger Forst ), in the southeast on the community of Zorneding (all in Ebersberg district), in the southwest on the community of Grasbrunn , and in the west on the communities of Haar and Feldkirchen (all three in Munich district ). The community consists of the constituent centres of Baldham, Hergolding, Neufarn, Parsdorf, Purfing, Vaterstetten and Weißenfeld. Because of being on
135-506: The border of the sandur of Munich, an early settlement in the southern part of today's community area is unlikely, because the tillage was disadvantaged here compared to the northern part. Consequently, the oldest town of the community is Purfing, where a settlement from the period between 750 and 600 BC was found. Vaterstetten was founded by the Old Bavarii Fater family. Until 1056 the district of Weißenfeld (Wizzinvelt)
150-602: The community’s south end runs the Wasserburger Landstraße (officially named B304), one of Munich’s main arterial roads. Within the community stand four elementary schools, a Hauptschule , a Realschule and the Humboldt- Gymnasium Vaterstetten, as well as a folk high school and a music school . (1910, 1925, 1939, 1961, 1987: census results) Municipalities of Germany The highest degree of autonomy may be found in
165-822: The most populous municipality of Germany is the city of Berlin ; and the least populous is Gröde in Schleswig-Holstein . Status as of January 2024. The number of municipalities of Germany has decreased strongly over the years: in 1968 there were 24,282 municipalities in West Germany , and in 1980 there were 8,409. The same trend occurred in the New states of Germany after the German reunification: from 7,612 municipalities in 1990 to 2,380 as of 1 January 2024. While in some cases growing cities absorbed neighbouring municipalities, most of these mergers were driven by
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#1732783645161180-451: Was finally signed in the neighbour community of Haar. On 19 July 1944, a US Consolidated B-24 bomber crashed into the forest between Vaterstetten and the neighbouring town of Ottendichl (part of Haar). In 2009, the place has been marked by a memorial plaque. The current community of Vaterstetten came into being with the municipal reform of 1978. The old community included all the same current centres as are now found in Vaterstetten, but it
195-592: Was in the possession of the Holy Roman Emperor Henry III as a Reichsgut . The fact he instructed his wife about negotiations over his ownership on these lands on his deathbed in the year 1056, shows how significant they must have been for him. It was here in the summer of 1800 that the Parsdorf Ceasefire was signed by Major General Franz Joseph of Dietrichstein and General Jean Victor Moreau , which later came to an end with
210-501: Was named Parsdorf. On 1 May 1978, the community's name was changed to Vaterstetten, by which time the community's main centre had long been of that same name, along with Baldham. Before that reform, a part of Baldham (named Baldham-Kolonie) belonged to Zorneding . Vaterstetten is part of the Munich Transport and Tariff Association ( Münchner Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund , or MVV). The Munich S-Bahn ’s lines S4 and S6 run over
225-639: Was selected as a location for the studio of Hitler 's sculptor Josef Thorak before the beginning of World War II. The building, which was created by Albert Speer , is now a branch of the Bavarian State Archaeological Collection in Munich. On 5 May 1945, the delegations of the German Army Group G and the 7th U.S. Army met here to discuss the surrender of the 200,000 German soldiers in southern Germany, which
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