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.
- Several cities in Poland are vested with the administrative rights of a powiat district, therefore called miasta na prawach powiatu or powiat grodzki (city district).
- In the English-speaking world, especially in the U.S. state of Virginia, a similar concept is known as independent city or as unitary authority in the United Kingdom.
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