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Ahmetbey Municipality

The history of Ahmetbey dates back to the Thracians, the years between 600-700 BC. Ahmetbey, which was the host of the Thracian, Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine civilizations, was in a state of condition related to the granary of the Lüleburgaz Episcopal Center in

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BAYRAKLI MUNICIPALITY

Bayrakli is one of the 11 central districts of Izmir. Bayrakl? district is located between Izmir and Çanakkale. Ancient Smyrna is shown as the place where Izmir was founded in terms of the city. Bayrakl? history dates back to 5,000 years. According to the Law No.

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Besiktas Municipality

Besiktas is located in the European side of the city of Istanbul, and geographically composed of coastal and interior settlements. Despite its small surface area and population, it is ideally located at the junction of arterial roads of Istanbul, and has a convenient

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Bludenz

With around 15,000 inhabitants, the Alpine town of Bludenz is the lively center of the five valleys Walgau, Brandnertal, Montafon, Klostertal and Großes Walsertal in the southernmost corner of Vorarlberg. Since 2021 Bludenz is part of the MissionZero project.

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Büyükçekmece

"More Modern Büyükçekmece, Happier People from Büyükçekmece." Büyükçekmece is well-known on account of its agricultural and tourist potential. It developed rapidly in the 1980s and its population grew day by day. From 1994 onwards great efforts were made in

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Chemnitz

Chemnitz, the “European City of Culture 2025”, is a town with many faces. It is the third largest city in Saxony with approximately 245 000 inhabitants. Art and culture are integral parts of the city’s history. As an old industrial town, the city was named the

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City of Esch-sur-Alzette

With more than 36,000 inhabitants, Esch-sur-Alzette is the second largest city in the Grand Duchy. As a university town located in the heart of the greater region, Esch is home to over 120 different nationalities. It is precisely this mix that is part of the DNA of our

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City of Kragujevac

Kragujevac is located in the central part of the Republic of Serbia, 140 kilometers south from capitol Belgrade. Kragujevac, as the largest city in the region of Sumadija with its approximately 293.398 inhabitants, is the region's administrative, industrial,

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City of Skopje

Skopje is the capital of North Macedonia, located in the central part of the Skopje valley, in the upper part of the river Vardar. Skopje Valley is a physical-geographical unit, which is enclosed by mountain massifs by all sides, influenced by the mixed Continental

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Commune Berchem-Sainte-Agathe

The municipality of Berchem-Sainte-Agathe is one of the smallest municipalities in Brussels. It is situated to the northwest of the city, has a surface area of 295 hectares and a population of just over 25,000. The rural character that the municipality has been able to

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Edremit

The municipality of Edremit, in Türkiye, is located on the Aegean Coast. With its 34 kms of coastline covered with beaches and crystalline waters overlooking the stunning Gulf of Edremit, this precious center is included in the metropolitan city district of Balikesir.

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Erzurum Metropolitan Municipality

The largest city in Eastern Anatolia, Erzurum was founded around 4900 BC. The region, which includes Erzurum, has been ruled by various tribes and nations throughout history, such as Urartians, Cimmerians, Scythians, Medes, Persians, Parfts, Romans, Sassanids, Arabs,

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Fastiv city territorial community

Fastiv City Territorial Community is a territorial community in Ukraine, in the Fastiv district of Kyiv region. The administrative center is the city of Fastiv. It was formed on June 12, 2020 by merging Fastiv City Council of regional significance and village councils

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Gaziosmanpa?a district, Istanbul

With the rapid increase in population, Ta?l?tarla (the old name for calling Gaziosmanpa?a) became the district center in 1963 and after that it started to be called Gaziosmanpa?a. In 1985, Gaziosmanpa?a, which was home to 5 percent of the population of 291,715

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Kadiköy Municipality

Kadiköy is very attractive for local and foreign population with its central location, long coastline and cosmopolitan structure. In addition to social, cultural and sports activities, Kadiköy offers a wide variety of urban activities such as entertainment,

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KAVAK BELED?YE BA?KANLI?I

Our town of Kavak, located in the south of Samsun on the Samsun-Ankara highway, is 50 km from the city center. Located at an important junction connecting the Black Sea to Central Anatolia, southern and western Anatolia, Kavak has great advantages in terms of

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Kinik Belediyesi

The name of the town comes from the K?n?k tribe, one of the 24 Oghuz tribes. The first settlement dates back to two centuries ago. After the people were given the right to own private property during the reign of Sultan Mahmut II, some of the villagers migrated from

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KIRKLARELI MUNICIPALITY

Kirklareli enjoys a strategic position between the Balkans and Anatolia. The city is the shining star of Turkiye with its rich culture and history. Its motto is "the city of happy people". Kirklareli was founded in 1870 and named on 20 December 1924. If you follow

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Kirklees

We’re committed to growing a stronger local democracy in Kirklees, from the ground up. We’ve worked with citizens from local places across Kirklees to create a shared goal for active citizenship, called “Shaped by People: We make our places what they are”. This

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Konak Municipality

Izmir is the third biggest province of Turkey, with a population of 4.367.251. Located at the geographical centre of Izmir, Konak is also the economic, cultural and historical centre of the city. The district has an area of 24 square kilometres. According to the latest

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Kyiv

Kyiv is the capital and largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnipro River. Kyiv is Europe's 6th largest city with a young, highly-skilled population and over 1 million visitors every year. The city of Kyiv is an important

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Lüleburgaz

The total population of Lüleburgaz is based on the exact population determination results of 2018 (147,325). This (115.000) is in the district center and (31.660) is in the towns and villages. This population (51%) is females (49%). The population growth rate is well

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Municipality of Bac

The municipality of Bac is located in the southwestern part of the extensive Pannonian plain, in Vojvodina, even closer in the southwestern part of Backa. The Bac municipality is a border town, its western border is the Danube River, 43 km long. The Danube-Tisa-Danube

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Municipality of Bajina Bašta

The municipality of Bajina Bašta is situated in Zlatibor District, at the foot of mountain massifs (Tara, Mavlen, Povlen) and Drina river. It covers an area of 673 km2 with the population of 26,022. It has been inhabited continuously for the last 7000 years.

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Municipality of Bischwiller

On the basis of a quiz created by the pupils of the Philippe-Charles Goulden high school in Bischwiller, the pupils of the primary school will take part in an exchange on questions ranging from the functioning of local life to the functioning of Europe. The aim of the

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Municipality of Buca

Buca district, where Izmir's history is most intense, has a unique identity as it witnesses the civilization dating back to 130 BC. Buca, the most populous district of Izmir, has a population of 517.963 compared to 2021. The society, which consists of Greek, English,

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Municipality of Bujanovac

Municipality of Bujanovac is very important and interesting place at the Corridor X. It is intersection toward North Macedonia and Kosovo. It consists of 59 settlements oranized in 30 local communities. Inhabitants are Serbs, Albanians and Gypsies. This municipality is

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Municipality of Cascais

A little over 20 minutes from the capital Lisbon, facing the sea, with its mild climate and three thousand hours of sunshine per year, surrounded by a coastline that opens doors to the infinite Atlantic Ocean, Cascais has much to show and a participative population, to

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Municipality of Centar- Skopje

The municipality of Centar is one of the ten municipalities in the city with a central location, so the residents themselves call it the heart of Skopje, because it is located in the most beautiful part of the city. According to the absolute altitude of 320 meters, it

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Municipality of Cigli

Located at the north of Izmir, Çigli is one of the biggest ditricts of Izmir with a 133,55 kilometer square area. Surrounded by Menemen from the north, the Gulf of Izmir from the south and the west and Karsiyaka from the east, Çigli is 27 kilometers from the Izmir

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Municipality of Svrljig

The area of the municipality of Svrljig covers the central part of the Carpathian-Balkan mountain range in eastern Serbia. The area that administratively belongs to it approximately coincides with the upper and part of the middle basin of Svrljiški Timok. It covers

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Muratpasa Municipality

Muratpasa is a cental district in Antalya, Turkey. With its population of more than 510 thousand, hospitals, schools and other public institutions and organizations, business and shopping centers, historical and tourist points such as Kaleici, Muratpasa is the heart of

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NILÜFER MUNICIPALITY

Nilüfer is a landlocked city located at the western center of Bursa Province, Marmara Region in Turkey. Nilüfer, home of more than 500.000 inhabitants, became a center of attraction with specialized industrial zones, extensive social facilites and a diverse

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OBEC ZÁBIEDOVO

Zábiedovo is a small village in a mountainous area of northern Slovakia. The municipality carries on various activities in order to support the well-being of its families and gender equality at the local level. 

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Ramnicu Valcea

The municipality of Ramnicu Valcea (“Ramnic”), the capital town of Valcea County, Romania is located 176 km far from Bucharest, the capital of Romania. The municipality of Ramnicu Valcea spreads in the hilly area of the Meridional Carpathians, at an average

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Rize Municipality

From 1924 onwards, Rize has been a province of the Republic of Turkey. Rize province is a province of north-east Turkey,on the eastern Black Sea Region Rize which lies on the northern side of the Black Sea mountain ranges has uneven and mountainous terrain. It has got

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San Marino

San Marino is a small country in Southern Europe. Located on the northeastern side of the Apennine Mountains, San Marino covers a land area of just over 61 km2 (24 sq mi), and has a population of 33,562. San Marino is an enclave surrounded by Italy in Southern Europe,

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TC Beykoz Belediye Baskanligi (TC Beykoz municipality)

Beykoz is one of the municipalities of Istanbul Metropolitan City and it was established in 1984. It is located on the Anatolian side of Istanbul and northern end of the Bosporus. It has coasts from Bosporus to the Black Sea. The name Beykoz is derived from “BEY”,

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The city of Vranje

The city of Vranje is located in southern Serbia, in the central part of the Pcinja district. It borders with 5 municipalities of Pcinja district - in the north with the municipalities of Vladi?in Han and Surdulica, in the east with the municipality of Bosilegrad, in

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Town of Veauche

The town of Veauche has more than 9,000 inhabitants, in the heart of the Forez area and benefits from a strategic location near Saint-Etienne and on the banks of the Loire River. This position has marked its history and contributed to the development of the town that

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Valongo Municipality

The Municipality of Valongo was born 185 years ago, in 1836, and the history of this 75 square kilometer territory has been broad in its examples of growth and entrepreneurship. Since then, Valongo has been developing a set of very rich and diverse identity brands

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Zeytinburnu Municipality, Istanbul

Zeytinburnu district of Istanbul became a district in 1957. As of today, it is home to approximately 300,000 citizens. Our district, which aims at a structure in which every citizen is considered and their ideas can be implemented, sees civic participation as a

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Partner associations

Association of Irish Local Government

The Association is the representative body for the elected Councillors in Ireland. It is a network of the elected members from the 34 County and City Councils throughout the Republic of Ireland. The AILG is the nominating body for the Councillors who comprise the Irish

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City of Užice

Užice is a city and the administrative centre of the Zlatibor District in western Serbia. It is located on the banks of the river Detinja. According to the 2011 census, the city has in itself a population of 59,747. The City municipality of Užice is one of two city

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Leadership Development Association Balkan

LDA Balkan is a non-profit non-governmental organization run by young professionals, focused on leadership, democracy, good governance, entrepreneurship, technology & innovation, professional growth, and many management areas. We work towards empowering citizenship

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Local Councils' Association

Malta is an archipelago formed by three main islands, Malta, Gozo and Comino situated at the centre of the Mediterranean Sea, with a total area of 316 square kilometres. The population of the two main islands (Malta and Gozo) is estimated to be around 500,000 but the

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Morocco's Friends Foundation

Morocco’s Friends Foundation (MFF) was founded in 2015 by a group of young and enthusiastic Moroccan Young citizens. MFF works locally and internationally with the aim of building bridges between Morocco and other countries around the world to promote cultural

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Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities, Serbia

The Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities – National Association of Towns and Municipalities of Serbia (SCTM), founded in 1953, gathers towns, municipalities and town municipalities. Our mission is to represent members' interests and support their

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Union of Central Anatolian Municipalities Statutes

Central Anatolia Municipalities Union is a public organisation. Republic of Turkey Central Anatolia Municipalities Union is established upon the document of Ministery of Interior Affairs with the date 15.01.1991 and number 15053 and the permission date 25.01.1991 and

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Union of Communities of Armenia

The Union of Communities of Armenia was established in 1997, uniting all 502 rural and urban self-governance bodies of Armenia. The main statutory goals of the Union are to promote the development of local self-governance, protect the interests of member communities,

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Union of Municipalities of Türkiye

The Union of Municipalities of Turkey (TBB) was established in 1945 as a public interest association to operate in the field of municipalism and continued its municipal activities for 57 years as an association in order to protect the rights and interests of

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