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district council
The elected representative body and main political organ of a rural district in Germany. The district council decides on important matters of the district, such as the budget or local public transport.
Der Kreistag hat den Bau einer neuen Umgehungsstraße beschlossen.
The district council approved the construction of a new bypass road.
The word 'Kreistag' (district council) consists of 'Kreis' (here in the sense of rural district) and 'Tag'. The component '-tag' here does not mean 'Tag' (day) as in the weekly calendar, but refers to an assembly, similar to 'Bundestag' or 'Reichstag'.
Die Mitglieder des Kreistags treffen sich einmal im Monat.
The members of the district council meet once a month.
A Kreistag is a political body. Typical verbs used with it are 'tagen' (to convene/be in session), 'beschließen' (to decide/approve), 'entscheiden' (to decide), and 'beraten' (to discuss/deliberate).
Der Kreistag tagt heute, um über den neuen Haushalt zu beraten.
The district council is meeting today to discuss the new budget.
To express that something happens or is discussed within the body, you use the preposition 'in' with the dative: 'im Kreistag' (in the district council).
Im Kreistag wurde lange über die Finanzierung des Projekts diskutiert.
In the district council, there was a long discussion about the financing of the project.
state parliament
Landtag and Kreistag are political representative bodies at different levels. The Landtag belongs to a federal state and passes its laws; the Kreistag represents a rural district and makes decisions about the district's affairs.
Der Kreistag entscheidet über den Nahverkehr im gesamten Landkreis.
The district council is deciding on local public transport throughout the district.
Der Landtag entscheidet über ein Gesetz für das gesamte Bundesland.
The state parliament is deciding on a law for the entire federal state.
