Gemeindestraße
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A Gemeindestraße is a local road in Germany that is the responsibility of the municipality or parish (Gemeinde
) or of the town (kreisfreie Stadt) to build and/or maintain. In the official ranking of roads by importance a Gemeindestraße falls below a Kreisstraße
and, unlike the latter, it is not numbered.
Because these roads have to be funded by the local community, the parishes occasionally try to have Gemeindestraßen reclassified as Kreisstraßen that then have to be maintained by the district or Kreis. This is also important for those living there e.g. because then the permission for enclosing the road is decided elsewhere and the occupants' contributions may be calculated differently.
Gemeinde
Gemeinde is a German word for borough, commune, community, township, municipality, or in religious contexts, a parish or congregation ....
) or of the town (kreisfreie Stadt) to build and/or maintain. In the official ranking of roads by importance a Gemeindestraße falls below a Kreisstraße
Kreisstraße
A Kreisstraße is a class of road in Germany. It carries traffic between the towns and villages within a Kreis or district or between two neighbouring districts. In terms of importance, the Kreisstraße ranks below a Landesstraße , but above a Gemeindestraße or "local road"...
and, unlike the latter, it is not numbered.
Because these roads have to be funded by the local community, the parishes occasionally try to have Gemeindestraßen reclassified as Kreisstraßen that then have to be maintained by the district or Kreis. This is also important for those living there e.g. because then the permission for enclosing the road is decided elsewhere and the occupants' contributions may be calculated differently.