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district administration
The authority responsible for administering a Landkreis or Kreis (district) in Germany. It handles public tasks at district level that are not taken over by the individual towns and municipalities.
Für die Zulassung meines neuen Autos musste ich zur Kreisverwaltung fahren.
To register my new car, I had to go to the district administration office.
The word is made up of 'Kreis' (district) and 'Verwaltung' (administration). A 'Kreis' or 'Landkreis' is an administrative unit in Germany, similar to a district. So it literally means the 'Verwaltung des Kreises' (administration of the district).
Die Kreisverwaltung ist für die Organisation des öffentlichen Nahverkehrs zuständig.
The district administration is responsible for organizing local public transport.
To express movement to this authority, you say 'zur Kreisverwaltung gehen/fahren' (to go/drive to the district administration). When you are there, you are 'in der' or 'bei der Kreisverwaltung' (at the district administration).
Morgen fahre ich zur Kreisverwaltung, um meinen neuen Wohnsitz anzumelden.
Tomorrow I'm going to the district administration office to register my new place of residence.
The district administration is associated with typical administrative activities such as 'etwas beantragen' (to apply for something), 'etwas anmelden' (to register something), or 'eine Genehmigung erhalten' (to receive a permit).
Bei der Kreisverwaltung kann man BAföG beantragen.
You can apply for BAföG at the district administration office.
district administration office
Landratsamt and Kreisverwaltung can both refer to the responsible authority of a Landkreis (district). Which term is officially used depends mainly on the federal state and its administrative organization; the choice of words therefore does not necessarily indicate a difference in responsibilities.
Im benachbarten Landkreis heißt die zuständige Behörde offiziell Kreisverwaltung.
In the neighboring district, the responsible authority is officially called “Kreisverwaltung.”
In diesem Landkreis heißt die zuständige Behörde offiziell Landratsamt.
In this district, the responsible authority is officially called “Landratsamt.”
