Districts Of Germany
The districts of Germany are known as German: Landkreise, except in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Schleswig-Holstein where they are known simply as German: ''Kreise'' (singulars: Landkreis and Kreis).
The districts are at an intermediate level of administration between the Länder (German states) and the municipal governments (Gemeinden). They are not to be confused with the larger Regierungsbezirk. They correspond to level 3 administrative units of the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS 3).
The title German: "Reichskreis" (Imperial Circle) was given to groups of states in the Holy Roman Empire.
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