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Gemeindeverband

is a generic term for several administrative subdivisions of Germany above the level of Gemeinde organized as a statutory corporation (). The word is mentioned multiple times in the , but without an exact definition.

Examples of what is commonly seen as a are:

At the level above (commonly summarised as ):

  • Bezirk in Bayern
  • Bezirksverband Pfalz in Rheinland-Pfalz
  • Landschaftsverband in Nordrhein-Westfalen
  • Landschaftsverband in Niedersachsen

At the level above Gemeinde and below Landkreis:

  • Gemeindeverwaltungsverband in Baden-Württemberg
  • Verwaltungsgemeinschaft in Bayern
  • Amt in Brandenburg
  • Amt in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
  • Samtgemeinde in Niedersachsen
  • Verbandsgemeinde in Rheinland-Pfalz
  • Verwaltungsgemeinschaft in Sachsen
  • Verwaltungsverband in Sachsen
  • Verbandsgemeinde in Sachsen-Anhalt
  • Verwaltungsgemeinschaft in Sachsen-Anhalt
  • Amt in Schleswig-Holstein
  • Verwaltungsgemeinschaft in Thüringen