Island

Iceland

Island er inndelt i 8 regioner (landshluta) og 98 kommuner (sveitarfélag) siden 01.01.2006. Subnasjonalt selvstyre utøves lokalt av 98 kommuner (22 kaupstaður + bæjar og 76 hreppur). Sysselmannen (sýslumaðurinn) representerer regjeringen i hver region og fører tilsyn med kommunene på regjeringens vegne. Fra 27.05.2006 vil antallet kommuner bli redusert til 89.

Iceland is divided into 8 regions (landshluta) and 98 municipalities (sveitarfélag) since 01.01.2006. Subnational self-government is exercised by 98 municipalities (22 cities and 76 rural municipalities) at the local level. The prefect (sýslumaðurinn) represents national government in each region and supervises the municipalities on the governments behalf. As from 27.05.2006 the number of municipalities will be reduced further until 89.

Færøyene og Grønland er autonome områder under Danmark (hjemmestyre), mens Åland er et autonomt område under Suomi/ Finland (landskapsstyrelse).

The Faeroe Islands and Greenland are autonomous regions under the sovereignty of Denmark (hjemmestyre), while Aland is an autonomous region under the sovereignty of Suomi/ Finland (landskapsstyrelse).

Føroya/ Færøyene The Faeroe Islands

Bíggjar Kommuna/ Bø Eiðis Kommuna/ Ejde Elduvíkar Kommuna/ Eldevig Fámjins Kommuna/ Famien Fuglafjarðar Kommuna/ Fuglefjord Fugloyar Kommuna/ Fuglø Funnings Kommuna/ Funding Gjáar Kommune/ Gjov Gøtu Kommuna/ Gøte Haldórsvikar Kommuna/ Haldersvig Hest Kommuna/ Hestø Hósvíkar Kommuna/ Thorsvig Hovs Kommuna/ Hove Húsa Kommuna/ Husa Húsavíkar Kommuna/ Husevig Hvalbiar Kommuna/ Kvalbø Hvalvíkar Kommuna/ Kvalvig Hvannasunds Kommuna/ Kvannesund Kirkjubøar Kommuna/ Kirkebø Klaksvíkar Kommuna/ Klaksvig Kunoyar Kommuna/ Kunø Kvívíkar Kommuna/ Kvivig Leirvíkar Kommuna/ Lervig Miðvágs Kommuna/ Midvåg

Mikladals Kommuna/ Mygledal Mykines Kommuna/ Myggenæs Nes Kommuna/ Næs Nólsoyar Kommuna/ Nolsø Oyndarfjarðar Kommuna/ Andefjord Porkeris Kommuna/ Porkere Runavíkar Kommuna/ Runevig Saksunar Kommuna/ Saksen Sandavágs Kommuna/ Sandevåg Sands Kommuna/ Sand Sjóvar Kommuna/ Sjov Skála Kommuna/ Skåle Skálavíkar Kommuna/ Skålevig Skopunar Kommuna/ Skopen Skúvoyar Kommuna/ Skuø Sumbiar Kommuna/ Sumbø Sunda Kommuna/ Sund Svínoyar Kommuna/ Svinø Sørvágs Kommuna/ Sørvåg Tórshavnar Kommuna/ Torshavn Tvøroyrar Kommuna/ Tverå Vágs Kommuna/ Våg Vestmanna Kommuna Viðareiðis Kommuna/ Viderejde

Andre nettsteder Other Web sites Lenker til nasjonale institusjoner/ Links to national institutions FKF Føroya Kommunufelag

Kalaallit/ Grønland Greenland

Aasiaat Kommuniat/ Egedesminde Ammassallip Kommunia/ Ammassalik Ilulissat Kommuniat/ Jakobshavn Ittoqqortoormiit Kommuniat/ Scoresbysund Ivittuut Kommuniat/ Ivittuut (planned?) Kangaatsiap Kommuniat/ Kangaatsiaq Maniitsup Kommunia/ Sukkertoppen Nanortallip Kommunia/ Nanortalik Narsap Kommunia/ Narsaq Nuup Kommunia/ Godthåb

Paamiut Kommuniat/ Frederikshåb Qaanaap Kommunia/ Thule (planned?) Qaqortup Kommunia/ Julianehåb Qasigiannguit Kommuniat/ Christianshåb Qeqertarssuup Kommunia/ Godhavn Sisimiut Kommuniat/ Holsteinsborg Upernaviup Kommunia/ Upernavik Uummannap Kommunia/ Uummannaq

Andre nettsteder Other Web sites Lenker til nasjonale institusjoner/ Links to national institutions KANUKOKA Kalaallit Nunaanni Kommuneqarfiit Kattuffiat (De Grønlandske Kommuners Landsforening) KIMIK IT AS

Åland/ Ahvenanmaan maakunta Aland

Brändö kommun (Error code 12007 No such host) Eckerö kommun Finström kommun Föglö kommun Geta kommun Hammarland kommun Jomala kommun Kumlinge kommun

Kökar kommun Lemland kommun Lumparland kommun Mariehamns stad/ Maarianhamina kaupunki Saltviks kommun Sottunga kommun Sunds kommun Vårdö kommun

Andre nettsteder Other Web sites Lenker til nasjonale institusjoner/ Links to national institutions .

Lenker til subnasjonale selvstyreorganer i andre europeiske land links to subnational self-governmental entities in other European countries

Albania/ Albania Nasjonale sammenslutninger/ National associations .. (Albanian National Association of Mayors) .. (Albanian National Association of the Chairmen of District Councils) Andorra/ Andorra Subnasjonale selvstyreorganer/ Subnational self-governmental entities Webs d'organismes oficials d'Andorra/ Comuns Belgia/ Belgium Subnasjonale selvstyreorganer/ Subnational self-governmental entities Provinces de Belgique (.be Belgique - Portail fédéral) Communes de Belgique (.be Belgique - Portail fédéral) Les communes wallonnes (UVCW) Nasjonale sammenslutninger/ National associations VVP Vereniging van de Vlaamse Provincies UVCB Union des Villes et Communes belges/ VBSG Vereniging van Belgische Steden en Gemeenten (Union of Belgian Cities and Municipalities) VVSG Vereniging van Vlaamse Steden en Gemeeenten (Association of Flemish Cities and Municipalities) UVCW Union des Villes et Communes de Wallonie (Union of Cities and Municipalities of Wallonia) AVCB Association de la Ville et des Communes de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ VSGB Vereniging van de Stad en de Gemeenten van het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest (Union of Brussels city and municipalities) Diverse/ Various Mouvement Communal (UVCW) (Error code 404 Not found) Inforum (subscription service) Bosnia-Hercegovina/ Bosnia-Herzegovina Nasjonale sammenslutninger/ National associations .. (Association of Municipalities and cities of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina) Bulgaria/ Bulgaria Subnasjonale selvstyreorganer/ Subnational self-governmental entities Obsjtsjini (NSORB) (Error code 404 Not found) Obsjtsjini (FRMS) Nasjonale sammenslutninger/ National associations NSORB Natsionalno Sdrotsjenie na Obsjtsjinite v Republika Bulgarija (NAMRB National Association of Municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria) Diverse/ Various FRMS Fondatsia za Reforma v Mestnoto Samoupravlednie (FLGR Foundation for Local Government Reform) LGI Local Government Initiative Bulgaria (USAID US Agency for International Development) Estland/ Estonia Subnasjonale selvstyreorganer/ Subnational self-governmental entities Omavalitsused (e-riik Eesti riigivõrgu keskus) ELL liikmed (ELL) Nasjonale sammenslutninger/ National associations EOÜ Eesti Omavalitsusliitude Ühendus (UEALA Union of Estonian Associations of Local Authorities) ELL Eesti Linnade Liit (AEC Association of Estonian Cities) EML Eesti Maaomavalitsuste Liidu (EARM Estonian Association of Rural Municipalities) Frankrike/ France Subnasjonale selvstyreorganer/ Subnational self-governmental entities Annuaire des collectivités locales (Carrefour des Colléctivités Locales) L'annuaire des sites internet des collectivités, des départements et des régions (La Gazette des Communes) Associations départementales, EPCI, Mairies (AMF) Liens vers les sites des membres (Association des Maires des Grandes Villes de France) (Error code 404 Not found) Nasjonale sammenslutninger/ National associations ADF Assemblée des Départements de France ADCF Assemblée des Districts et des Communautés de France (Error code 404 Not found) AMF Association des Maires de France (Error code 404 Not found) Association des Maires de Grandes Villes de France AMIF Association des Maires de l'Ile de France APVF Association des Petites Villes de France FNMR Federation Nationale des Maires Ruraux Diverse/ Various Maires de France (AMF) Maire-info (AMF) Grandes Villes Hebdo (Association des Maires de Grandes Villes de France) (Error code 404 Not found) la tribune des petites villes (APVF) (Error code 404 Not found) Gazette des Communes, des Départements, des Régions (Groupe Moniteur) ID Institut de la Décentralisation SFHU Société Française d'Histoire Urbaine UNCDG Union National des Centres de Gestion de la Fonction Publique Territoriale Carrefour des Colléctivités Locales Hellas/ Greece Subnasjonale selvstyreorganer/ Subnational self-governmental entities Demoi - Koinotitez (KEDKE) Epiloge Perifereiaz (EETAA) Nasjonale sammenslutninger/ National associations KEDKE Kentrike Enose Demon & Koinoteton Elladaz (Central Union of Municipalities and Communities) Diverse/ Various EETAA Ellenike Etairia Topikez Anaptueksez kai Autodioikeses AE (Hellenic Agency for Local Development and Local Government) Hviterussland/ Belarus Subnasjonale selvstyreorganer/ Subnational self-governmental entities Regions and Cities (Natsijanalnaja Akademija Naruk Belarusi [National Academy of Sciences of Belarus]) Irland/ Ireland Subnasjonale selvstyreorganer/ Subnational self-governmental entities Local Authorities in Ireland (Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government) Councils within Ireland (Oultwood LG web index, Charles Sale) Nasjonale sammenslutninger/ National associations GGCC General Council of County Councils Association of Municipal Authorities Diverse/ Various IPA Institute of Public Administration Italia/ Italy Et utvalg av offisielle nettsteder for subnasjonale selvstyreorganer og sammenslutninger av slike selvstyreorganer finnes på min nettside italiensk lokalstyre. A selection of official Web sites for individual subnational self-governmental entities and associations of such self-governmental entities can be found at my web page Italian Local Government. Jugoslavia/ Yugoslavia Subnasjonale selvstyreorganer/ Subnational self-governmental entities Srbije: Pokrajine Autonomne Pokrajine Vojvodine Autonomne Pokrajine Kosovo i Metohiju Srbije: Okruzi Crne Gore: Informacije (Zajednica Opstina Crne Gore) Nasjonale sammenslutninger/ National associations .. (Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities of Yugoslavia) .. (Association of Municipalities of Kosovo) Zajednica Opstina Crne Gore (Union of Municipalities of Montenegro) Kroatia/ Croatia Subnasjonale selvstyreorganer/ Subnational self-governmental entities Pregled gradova i opcina - clanica po zupanijama (Savez Gradova i Opcina Republike Hrvatske) (Error code 404 Not found) Nasjonale sammenslutninger/ National associations Savez Gradova i Opcina Republike Hrvatske (Association of Towns and Municipalities of the Republic of Croatia) Kypros/ Cyprus Subnasjonale selvstyreorganer/ Subnational self-governmental entities Meli (Enose Dimon Kuprou) (Error code 404 Not found) Nasjonale sammenslutninger/ National associations Enose Demon Kuprou (UCM Union of Cyprus Municipalities) Latvia/ Latvia Subnasjonale selvstyreorganer/ Subnational self-governmental entities Paðvaldîbas (LPS) Nasjonale sammenslutninger/ National associations LPS Latvijas Pašvaldíbu Savieníba (ULRGL Union of Local and Regional Governments of Latvia) Liechtenstein/ Liechtenstein Subnasjonale selvstyreorganer/ Subnational self-governmental entities Gemeinden (Liechtenstein-Portal) Nasjonale sammenslutninger/ National associations Konferenz der Gemeindevorsteher des Fürstentums Liechtenstein Litauen/ Lithuania Subnasjonale selvstyreorganer/ Subnational self-governmental entities Nariai - savivaldybes (LSA) (Error code 404 Not found) Nasjonale sammenslutninger/ National associations LSA Lietuvos Savivaldybiu Asociacija (ALAL Association of Local Authorities in Lithuania) Diverse/ Various SMC Savivaldos Mokymo Centras (KTU Kauno Technologijos Universitetas) (MTC Municipal Training Center, Kaunas University of Technology) Luxembourg/ Luxembourg Subnasjonale selvstyreorganer/ Subnational self-governmental entities Les Communes (Ministère de l'Intérieur) L'Informatique au service des communes et de leurs citoyens (SIGI Syndicat Intercommunal de Gestion Informatique) Nasjonale sammenslutninger/ National associations SYVICOL Syndicat intercommunal à vocation multiple des villes et communes luxembourgeoises pour la promotion et la sauvegarde d’intérêts communaux généraux et communs (Association of Luxembourg Towns and Municipalities) Diverse/ Various FGFC Fédération Générale de la Fonction Communale Makedonia/ Macedonia Nasjonale sammenslutninger/ National associations ZELS Zaednicata na Edinicite na Lokalnata Samouprava na Republika Makedonija (Association of the Units of Local Government of Macedonia) Malta/ Malta Subnasjonale selvstyreorganer/ Subnational self-governmental entities Local Councils of Malta (Department of Local Councils, Ministry of Justice and Local Government) Nasjonale sammenslutninger/ National associations Assocjazzjoni Tal-Kunsilli Lokali (Maltese Association of Local Councils) Moldova/ Moldova Nasjonale sammenslutninger/ National associations APM Asociatia Primarilor din Republica Moldova (Association of Mayors of the Republic of Moldova) Monaco/ Monaco Subnasjonale selvstyreorganer/ Subnational self-governmental entities Commune de Monaco Nederland/ Netherlands Subnasjonale selvstyreorganer/ Subnational self-governmental entities Provincies (IPO) Gemeenten (VNG) Nasjonale sammenslutninger/ National associations IPO Interprovinciaal Overleg (Association of Provinces of the Netherlands) VNG Vereniging van Nederlandse Gemeenten (Association of Netherlands Municipalities) Diverse/ Various VNG-magazine (VNG) BNG Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten Polen/ Poland Subnasjonale selvstyreorganer/ Subnational self-governmental entities Województwa + Powiaty (ZPP) Miasta czlonkowskie (ZMP) Lista gmin zrzeszonych (ZGW RP) Nasjonale sammenslutninger/ National associations ZPP Zwiazek Powiatów Polskich (Association of Polish Counties) ZMP Zwiazek Miast Polskich (APC Association of Polish Cities) ZGW RP Zwiazek Gmin Wiejskich Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej (Union of Rural Communes of the Republic of Poland) Diverse/ Various Samorzad Miejski (ZMP) FRDL Fundacja Rozwoju Demokracji Lokalnej (FSLD Foundation in Support of Local Democracy) Portugal/ Portugal Subnasjonale selvstyreorganer/ Subnational self-governmental entities Municípios Portugueses (ANMP) Freguesias (ANMP) Nasjonale sammenslutninger/ National associations ANMP Associação Nacional de Municípios Portugueses (National Association of Portuguese Municipalities) ANAFRE Associação Nacional de Freguesias Diverse/ Various ATAM Associação dos Técnicos Administrativos Municipais Romania/ Romania Subnasjonale selvstyreorganer/ Subnational self-governmental entities Primãrii din România (Primaria Baia Mare) Municipiile membre (AMR) (IE browser only) Municipiile membre (FMR) (IE browser only) Nasjonale sammenslutninger/ National associations FALR Federatia Autoritatilor Locale din România (RFLA Romanian Federation of Local Authorities) UNCJR Uniunea Nationala a Consiliilor Judetene din România (Union of Counties Romania) (IE browser only) (Error code 12007 No such host) AMR Asociatia Municipiilor din România (Association of Municipalities in Romania) (IE browser only) AOR Asociatia Oraselor din România (Association of Towns in Romania) ACoR Asociatia Comunelor din România (Association of Communes in Romania) FMR Federatia Municipiilor din România Diverse/ Various ADECJR Asociatia Directorilor Economici din cadrul Consiliilor Judetene din România Russland/ Russia Subnasjonale selvstyreorganer/ Subnational self-governmental entities Goroda - tsjleni (SRG) Nasjonale sammenslutninger/ National associations SRG Sojus Rossijskikh Gorodov (URC Union of Russian Cities) San Marino/ San Marino Subnasjonale selvstyreorganer/ Subnational self-governmental entities Giunte di Castello (Dipartimento Affari Interni) Slovakia/ Slovakia Subnasjonale selvstyreorganer/ Subnational self-governmental entities Obce SR podl'a krajov (ZMOS) Nasjonale sammenslutninger/ National associations ZMOS Zdruzenie Miest A Obcí Slovenska (Association of Towns and Communities of Slovakia) Slovenia/ Slovenia Spania/ Spain Subnasjonale selvstyreorganer/ Subnational self-governmental entities Buscador Avanzado de Entidades locales (FEMP) Directorio de Municipios (MAP Ministerio de Administraciones Públicas) (Error code 12002 Timeout) Directorio de Pronvincias (MAP Ministerio de Administraciones Públicas) Nasjonale sammenslutninger/ National associations FEMP Federación Española de Municipios y Provincias (Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces) Diverse/ Various municipia (Gobernalia Global Net SA) (IE browser only) Storbritannia/ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Subnasjonale selvstyreorganer/ Subnational self-governmental entities County, District and Borough Council Web Sites (Tagish's Directory of UK Local Government Websites) Town and Parish Council Web Sites (Tagish's Directory of UK Local Government Websites) LGiU Member Authorities (LGIU) (Error code 12029 No connection) Councils List (COSLA) Local Government Information (Mark Smith) (Error code 404 Not found) English council web site index (Oultwood LG web index, Charles Sale) Councils within Scotland (Oultwood LG web index, Charles Sale) Councils within Wales (Oultwood LG web index, Charles Sale) Councils within Northern Ireland (Oultwood LG web index, Charles Sale) Nasjonale sammenslutninger/ National associations LGA Local Government Association LGA WLGA Welsh Local Government Association/ CLILC Cymdeithas Llywodraeth Leol Cymru (Error code 403 Forbidden request) COSLA Convention of Scottish Local Authorities NILGA Northern Ireland Local Government Association NALC National Association of Local Councils Diverse/ Various LGCnet (LGC Local Government Chronicle) info4local - Information for local government from central government (Office of the Deputy Prime Minister) Centre for Urban History (University of Leicester) INLOGOV Institute of Local Government Studies (University of Birmingham) LARIA Local Authorities Research & Intelligence Association IDeA Improvement and Development Agency LGMN Local Government Management Network (Error code 12029 No connection) NLGN New Local Government Network LGIB Local Government International Bureau (LGA) (Error code 404 Not found) LGIU Local Government Information Unit EO Employers' Organisation for local government SOLACE Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers ACSeS Association of Council Secretaries and Solicitors Sveits/ Switzerland Subnasjonale selvstyreorganer/ Subnational self-governmental entities Mitgliederliste/ Liste des membres (SSV/ UVS) (Error code 406 No response acceptable to client found) Gemeindeverwaltungen (IDHEAP Institut de hautes études en administration publique, Lausanne) communal.ch (OFISA Informatique) Nasjonale sammenslutninger/ National associations SSV Schweizerischer Städteverband/ UVS Union des villes suisses (Swiss Association of Cities) (Error code 406 No response acceptable to client found) Schweizerischer Gemeindeverband/ Association des Communes Suisses Diverse/ Various Schweizer Gemeindestudien (Universität Zürich) Nationalfonds-Projekt "Gemeindereformen" (Universität Bern) (Error code 12029 No connection) BADAC Banque de données sur les administrations cantonales et communales suisses/ Datenbank über die Schweizer Kantons- und Städteverwaltungen (IDHEAP) Tsjekkiske republikk/ Czech Republic Subnasjonale selvstyreorganer/ Subnational self-governmental entities Mesta a obce online (Ceská vydavatelská pro internet sro) Okresní úrady (MV Ministerstvo vnitra) Nasjonale sammenslutninger/ National associations SMO CR Svaz mest a obcí CR (UTC Union of Czech Towns and Communities) Tyrkia/ Turkey Nasjonale sammenslutninger/ National associations Türk Belediyecilik Dernegi (Turkish Municipal Association) Türkiye Belediyeler Birligi (Union of Turkish Municipalites) Tyskland/ Germany Subnasjonale selvstyreorganer/ Subnational self-governmental entities Kreisnavigator (DLT) Kommunalnavigator (KommOn) Nasjonale sammenslutninger/ National associations DLT Deutscher Landkreistag DST Deutscher Städtetag DStGB Deutscher Städte- und Gemeindebund (German Association of towns and municipalities) Diverse/ Various Der Landkreis (DLT) der städtetag (DST) Stadt und Gemeinde (DStGB) Difu Deutsches Institut für Urbanistik (Köln) Arbeitsstelle für europäische Stadtgeschichte (Technische Universität Berlin) Kommunalweb (Difu) KGSt Kommunale Gemeinschaftsstelle für Verwaltungsvereinfachung KOSIS-Verbund (VDSt Verband Deutscher Städtestatistiker) VKU Verband kommunaler Unternehmen eV VKA Vereinigung der kommunalen Arbeitgeberverbände Ukraina/ Ukraine Subnasjonale selvstyreorganer/ Subnational self-governmental entities Mista-tsjleni (AMU) Nasjonale sammenslutninger/ National associations AMU Asotsiatsija Mist Ukraiini (AUC Association of Ukrainian Cities) Ungarn/ Hungary Subnasjonale selvstyreorganer/ Subnational self-governmental entities Fováros, megyék, megyei jogú városok (Belügyminisztérium) Nasjonale sammenslutninger/ National associations Magyar Önkormanyzatok Szövetsege (Association of Hungarian Self-Governments and Representatives) TÖOSZ Települési Önkormányzatok Országos Szövetsége (National Association of Local Authorities) Önkormanyzati Szövetsegek Tanacs (Council of Self-Government Associations) Megyei Önkormanyzatok Orszagos Szövetsege (National Association of County General Assemblies) MJVSZ Megyei Jogú Városok Szövetsége (Association of Cities with county right) KÖOSZ Kisvárosi Önkormányzatok Országos Érdekszövetsége (National Association of Self-Governments of Small Towns) (Error code 12007 No such host)### MFSZ Magyar Faluszövetseg (Association of Hungarian Villages) Diverse/ Various Municipium Magyarország Alapítvány (Municipium Hungary Foundation) Østerrike/ Austria Subnasjonale selvstyreorganer/ Subnational self-governmental entities Mitgliedsgemeinden des Österreichischen Städtebundes (ÖStB) Nasjonale sammenslutninger/ National associations ÖStB Österreichischer Städtebund (Association of Austrian Cities and Towns) Österreichischer Gemeindebund Diverse/ Various ÖGZ Österreichische Gemeinde-Zeitung (Österreichischer Städtebund) Kommunal online (Österreichischer Gemeindebund) SRF Institut für Stadt- und Regionalforschung (TU Technische Universität Wien) KDZ Kommunalwissenschaftliche Dokumentationszentrum

Internasjonale organisasjoner/ International organizations CDLR Comité directeur sur la démocratie locale et régionale (Conseil de l'Europe) (Steering Committee on Local and Regional Democracy, Council of Europe) CPLRE Congrès des pouvoirs locaux et régionaux de l'Europe (Conseil de l'Europe) (CLRAE Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe, Council of Europe) ALDA Association of Local Democracy Agencies (CPLRE/ CLRAE) AER Assembly of European Regions CCRE Conseil des Communes et Régions d'Europe (CEMR Council of European Municipalities and Regions, IULA European Section) UCLG United Cities and Local Governments (ex. IULA International Union of Local Authorities + FMCU Fédération mondiale des cités unies) Metropolis Association (Metropolitan Section of UCLG) AMRIE Alliance of Maritime Regional Interests in Europe ARGE ALP Arbeitsgemeinschaft Alpenländer AEBR Association of European Border Regions COPPEM Comitato Permanente per il Partenariato Euromediterraneo dei Poteri Locali e Regionali CPMR Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions of Europe Mesjdunarodnaja Assambleja stolitsj i krupnik gorodov (International Assembly of Capitals and Big Cities of CIS) Medcities UBC Union of the Baltic Cities ACRR Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling Energie-Cités ECAD European Cities Against Drugs ENTO European Network of Training Organizations for local and regional authorities (Council of Europe) FEDRE Fondation pour l'Economie et le Développement durable des Régions d'Europe (Foundation for the Economy and sustainable Development of the Regions of Europe) ICLEI International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives ICLEI in Europe ICSW International Council on Social Welfare IFHP International Federation for Housing and Planning INTA International Network for Urban Development Klima-Bündnis der europäischen Städte mit indigenen Völkern der Regenwälder, Alianza del Clima e.V (Climate Alliance) MCE Major Cities of Europe IT User's Group REVES Réseau Européen des Villes et Régions de l'Economie Sociale (European Network of Cities and Regions for the Social Economy) ICMA International City/County Management Association IIMC International Institute of Municipal Clerks (IE browser only) IMLA International Municipal Lawyers Association Cities of Tomorrow - International Network for Better Local Government (Bertelsmann-Stiftung) Eurocities LGI Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative (OSI Open Society Institute-Budapest, Soros Foundation Network) Local Government Center (USAID US Agency for International Development) LOGIN Local Government Information Network for Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Republics CEEC-LOGON Local Governments Network of Central and Eastern European Countries Network of NALAs (National Associations of Local Authorities) of the South East Europe PUMA Public Management Programme (OECD) (IE browser only) "Structure and operation of local and regional democracy" study series (CDLR) Alternative nettsteder/ Alternative Web sites Munisource.org ("Don Smeltzer" Training and Management Consultants) VALOGOS Virtual Academy of Local Government Studies (University of Tampere)

Lenker til noen ikke-europeiske land links to some Non-European countries

Australia/ Austalia Subnasjonale selvstyreorganer/ Subnational self-governmental entities Councils on the Web (ALGA) Nasjonale sammenslutninger/ National associations ALGA Australian Local Government Association Diverse/ Various Local Government FOCUS IPWEA Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia (Error code 404 Not found) LGMA Local Government Managers Australia ALGT Australian Local Government Training Ltd NOLG National Office of Local Government (DOTARS Department of Transport and Regional Services) Canada/ Canada Subnasjonale selvstyreorganer/ Subnational self-governmental entities Municipal Information (CGII Canadian Government Information on the Internet) Nasjonale sammenslutninger/ National associations FCM Federation of Canadian Municipalities/ FCM Fédération canadienne des municipalités Diverse/ Various Municipal World (Municipal World Inc.) ICURR Intergovernmental Committee on Urban and Regional Research/ CIRUR Comité intergouvernemental de recherches urbaines et régionales LGI Local Government Institute (School of Public Administration, University of Victoria) CUI Canadian Urban Institute/ Institut Urbain du Canada MEnet Municipal Excellence Network (Government of Alberta) CAMA Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators/ ACAM Association canadienne des administrateurs municipaux New Zealand/ New Zealand Subnasjonale selvstyreorganer/ Subnational self-governmental entities Council Boundary Maps (LGNZ) Nasjonale sammenslutninger/ National associations LGNZ Local Government New Zealand/ Te putahi matakokiri Diverse/ Various New Zealand Local Government Online Ltd Local Government Commission ALGIM Association of Local Government Information Management Inc Ingenium - Engineers for Public Assets (ex. Association of Local Government Engineers) SOLGM New Zealand Society of Local Government Managers

USA/ United States of America Subnasjonale selvstyreorganer/ Subnational self-governmental entities United States Counties (NACo) Regional Councils in the US (NARC) Nasjonale sammenslutninger/ National associations NACo National Association of Counties NARC National Association of Regional Councils NLC National League of Cities NATaT National Association of Towns and Townships USCM US Conference of Mayors Diverse/ Various County News (NACo) Nation's Cities Weekly (NLC) US Mayor Newspaper (USCM) Capitolimpact.com Gateway (Capitolimpact.com LLC) Mayoral Election Results Database (USCM) MCC Municipal Code Corporation Center for Local Government ITRC Institute for the Regional Community (NARC) LGI Local Government Institute Mayors' Institute on City Design (USCM) US Communities Purchasing & Finance Agency State and Local Government on the Net PTI Public Technology, Inc. NACCED National Association for County Community and Economic Development (NACo) NCSC National Center for Small Communities LGEAN Local Government Environmental Assistance Network (ICMA) NALGA National Association of Local Government Auditors