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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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Amadora

The city of Amadora is one of the 18 municipalities of Lisbon Metropolitan Area and is among the 10 most populous cities of the country. It spans an area of about 24km2, with a population of 175136 residents (census 2011), wich reflects a high population density. It

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Association of the City and the Municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region

The Association of the City and the Municipalities of the Brussels Capital Region is a non-profit organisation established and managed by the local authorities within the Region and aimed at providing them with services.

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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Bischwiller

The city of Bischwiller is located near Strasbourg and Haguenau and is only a few minutes away from Germany. This city with its strong and deep-rooted identity is home to nearly 13 000 inhabitants.

Brent

Brent is an exciting, dynamic and vibrant place to live and work. The borough is well connected by public transport within one of the great world cities and home to Wembley stadium, one of the world’s most iconic sporting stadiums. Brent is one of the most

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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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Bydgoszcz

Bydgoszcz is a city located in the northern part of Poland, on the Brda and Vistula rivers. It is the capital of Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship and the 8th-largest city in Poland. Bydgoszcz has a population around 361 thousand people. Bydgoszcz is the seat of Kazimierz

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Chania

Chania is a city in western Crete, Greece, in the department of the same name. This is the second largest city on the island, with about 55,000 inhabitants.

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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Chernivtsi

Quite often Chernivtsi is called “the arcane capital of Europe”. During the centuries world-famous writers and poets, singers and actors, architects and artists found a place for themselves here. They belonged to different nations - Germans, Austrians, Poles,

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Creuzier-le-Vieux

Creuzier-le-Vieux is a French municipality located in the Allier département. Its population currently numbers around 3,400 inhabitants. Situated next to the city of Vichy, it was considered as Vichy’s “orchard” during the Vichy era. The northern part of

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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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Farkadona

Located in the Region of Thessaly in Central Greece, the urban environment of Farkadona includes small cities and villages while its natural environment includes Mountains, plains, small forests and several rivers. The Local authority has several Main Goals such as:

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Huddinge

Huddinge is the second largest municipality in the county, located in the South of Stockholm City. With over 106,000 residents, Huddinge is in a unique position in terms of its proximity to the heart of the capital and its access to extensive, easily accessible

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Izmit Municipality

Izmit Municipality undertakes all local services effectively, efficiently and in harmony within its boundaries with its 980 municipality personnel. As a centre City municipality, it has several functions and responsibilities in health, Technical Affairs, Cultural and

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Kadikoy Municipality

Kad?köy is a large, populous, and cosmopolitan district of Istanbul, Turkey on the northern shore of the Sea of Marmara, facing the historic city centre on the European side of the Bosporus. Kad?köy is also the name of the most prominent neighbourhood of the

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Kahramankazan

Kahramankazan is a rapidliy growing district located 30 km from the capital Ankara covering an area of 56 thousand hectares and comprising of a treasure of history, nature and culture. Together with the employment , the district population of 100.000 is the leading

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Karsiyaka

Kar??yaka is a district of ?zmir Province in Turkey. It is part of the Greater Metropolitan Area of ?zmir, the second largest after Konak in terms of population, and is almost entirely urbanised at a rate of 99.9 per cent, with corresponding high levels of development

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Katowice

Although the city of Katowice owes its development, to a large extent, to heavy industry, nowadays these traditional sectors of the regional economy are giving way to new areas of activities. Companies from different fields are settling down in postindustrial areas,

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Kharkiv

Kharkiv is a 1.5 million multinational city where over 100 ethnic groups have been living peacefully together since the early days of its creation,  jointly contributing to the development of their beloved Motherland.   Numerous local diverse communities have

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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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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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Malvern Hills

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Medgidia

Situated in the central area of Dobrogea Highland, in the county of Constanta, at a more or less equal distance between the Danube and the Black Sea, the city of Medgidia is fascinating not only because of its cultural diversity, but also on account of its historical

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Mioveni

Mioveni is a modern, well-organised and prosperous town located in Arges County, Romania. An ancient monastery dated from 1573 in a green forested area and a new modern cathedral located in the middle of the urban area of the town are its main symbols. Local

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Pancevo

The City of Pan?evo is located in South Vojvodina in the Republic of Serbia, at the confluence of the Tamiš and the Danube rivers, on the boundary of the Pannonian Basin. It is the economic, cultural and administrative centre of South Banat and one of the most

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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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Södermöre, Kalmar municipality

Södermöre municipal district is a rural part of Kalmar municipality. Kalmar is a city in Småland in the south-east of Sweden, situated by the Baltic Sea. How Citizens can get involved in decisions: - We have a "Citizens panel" where they get information from the

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Samos

Samos lies in the eastern part of the Aegean Sea near the coast of Asia Minor. It is located 175 nautical miles away from Piraeus and is the closest to Turkey Greek island, from which it is separated by the Mykali strait or Dar Bogaz in Turkish, with a minimum width

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Segovia

Segovia is a city full of ancient history, which origins dates back to Celtiberian tribes, who built it in a craggy rock made of limestone. The height of the cliff is over 1000 meters above sea level. The silhouette drawn on the Castilian clean sky has been compared,

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Strasbourg

Strasbourg is a city in eastern France on the left bank of the Rhine. It is the capital of the Alsace region and of the département of Bas-Rhin. The city has been the seat of the Council of Europe since 1949, the European Parliament since 1992 and the European Court

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Suleymanpasa

Suleymanpasa Municipality serves to 73 districts headed by Mayor Ekrem Eskinat, four vice presidents, city council and 18 directorates. The aim of the Suleymapasa Municipality is the protection of historical and natural sites while improving tourism, agriculture and

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Valongo

Located along the northern coast of Portugal and included in the metropolitan area of ??Porto (metropolitan area of ??Porto), the municipality of Valongo offers diverse landscapes, ancient culture, delicious food and a rich history. Its area of ??75, 12 km2 allows

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Vasylkiv

The city serves as the administrative center of the Vasylkivskyi Raion’s district. It enjoys picturesque surroundings and a stunning riverside location that only adds to its appeal. Vasylkiv is one of those cities that is so old that the exact founding date of

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Yunusemre

Yunusemre is one of the two central districts of the province of Manisa, which is an industrial, cultural and commercial city. Yunusemre is only 20 minutes away from Izmir, which gives Yunusemre several advantages due to the proximity to the country’s 3rd most

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Partner associations

ALDA - the European Association for Local Democracy

The European Association for Local Democracy is a non-governmental organisation dedicated to the promotion of good governance and citizen participation at local level. ALDA focuses on activities that facilitate co-operation between local authorities and civil

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Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities of Serbia

Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities (SCTM) is the place for gathering, discussing common issues and problems, and formulating and representing joint interests of local self-government units. SCTM constantly works on processing of defining strategic

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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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