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Austria is divided into 84 'political districts' (''Politische Bezirke''), and 15 Statutarstädte which form their own districts.
The Austrian ''Bezirk'' is roughly equivalent to the ''Landkreis'' in Germany. The administrative office of a district, the ''Bezirkshauptmannschaft'' is headed by the ''Bezirkshauptmann''. It is in charge of the administration of all matters of federal and state administrative law and subject to orders from the higher instances, usually the ''Landeshauptmann'' (governor) in matters of federal law and the ''Landesregierung'' (state government) in state law. Thus, the district is the basic unit of general administration in Austria.
Officials on the district level are not elected, but appointed by the state government.
There are also independent cities in Austria. They are called Statutarstadt in Austrian administrative law. These urban districts do have the same tasks as a normal district.
Vienna, which is both a state and a ''Statutarstadt'', is also subdivided into districts, which are divisions used for local administration by the city government.
For more information on Austrian administration, see States of Austria.
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Function
The Austrian ''Bezirk'' is roughly equivalent to the ''Landkreis'' in Germany. The administrative office of a district, the ''Bezirkshauptmannschaft'' is headed by the ''Bezirkshauptmann''. It is in charge of the administration of all matters of federal and state administrative law and subject to orders from the higher instances, usually the ''Landeshauptmann'' (governor) in matters of federal law and the ''Landesregierung'' (state government) in state law. Thus, the district is the basic unit of general administration in Austria.
Officials on the district level are not elected, but appointed by the state government.
There are also independent cities in Austria. They are called Statutarstadt in Austrian administrative law. These urban districts do have the same tasks as a normal district.
Vienna, which is both a state and a ''Statutarstadt'', is also subdivided into districts, which are divisions used for local administration by the city government.
For more information on Austrian administration, see States of Austria.
List of political districts
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