Local authorities
Local self-government is the responsibility of the towns and municipalities, the rural districts and the Regional Association of Saarbrücken. Since the reform of administrative districts in 1974, 52 independent municipalities have been formed in Saarland. There are also six local authority associations: the Saarbrücken regional association, which was formed from the Saarbrücken municipal authority in 2008 through legislation reforming local government, and the five rural districts of Merzig-Wadern, Saarlouis, Neunkirchen, Saarpfalz-Kreis and St. Wendel.
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