Statutarstadt

a Statutarstadt (also called city with own statute) is a city, which differentiates her from the remaining cities by its own municipal law (city statute).

Austria

in Austria can request a city this, ifit more than 20,000 inhabitants has. After the Landesgesetz and the agreement of the Federal Government you are lent the statute, if thereby no national interests are endangered. However there is also smaller Statutarstädte, which got its right already in former times for historical reasons.In particular the cities iron city and prepare, in former times as royal free cities for the kingdom the Hungary belonged, kept 1921 its past status as city with own statute and today still as free cities are designated. From 1938 to 1945 the Statutarstädte becameas urban areas designation and according to the German Gemeindeordnung treats. As such ordered it over no own municipal constitution.

The tasks of a Statutarstadt are beside the local administration also the district administration, thus accommodate the Statutarstadt beside the municipal office, that in Statutarstädten municipal authoritiesone calls, also the district administrative authorities (district main crews). The mayor is at the same time organ of the municipality, and organ of the district administrative authority (municipal authorities).

Under Austria Statutarstädten Vienna takes a privileged position, since the Federal Capital is a Land of the Federal Republic at the same time, municipal authoritiesthus also the authority of the Landesverwaltung is assigned.

The 15 Statutarstädte Austria with own city statute are:

Tschechien

also in Tschechien gives it this city form. In the year 2002 there were 19 cities.

• Brno (Brünn)
• České Budějovice (Budweis)
• Havířov
• Hradec Králové (Königgrätz)
• Jihlava (Iglau)
• Karlovy Vary (Karl bath)
• Karviná (Karwin)
• Kladno
• Liberec (Realm mountain)
• Mladá Boleslav (Jungbunzlau)
• Most (Brüx)
• Olomouc (Olmütz)
• Opava (Troppau)
• Ostrava (Ostrau)
• Pardubice (Pardubitz)
• Plzeň (Pilsen)
• Teplice (Teplitz Schönau)
• Ústí nad Labem (Aussig at the Elbe)
• Zlín

Statutarstädte until 1918 in the today's Tschechien

it follows an overview that10 Statutarstädte on the today's national territory Tschechiens at present the Empire of Austria Hungary.

In Germany comparable cities carry the designation circle-free city or urban area. These cities transfer in the comparisonto the cities circle-belonging additionally tasks, otherwise (land) the circle settled (the cities form to that extent “own circles”, therefore the designation “urban area”). Which tasks are this, is in the respective municipal constitution and/or. Gemeindeordnung of the Land of the Federal Republic regulated.