What is a district in Austria?
Q: What is a district in Austria?
A: A district in Austria is a second-level division of the country's government.
Q: What is the first-level division in Austria?
A: The first-level division in Austria is States of Austria.
Q: What are the main tasks of district offices in Austria?
A: The main tasks of district offices in Austria are providing marriage licenses, driver licenses, passports, assembly permits, hunting permits, or dealing with public health officers.
Q: How many districts are there in Austria as of 2017?
A: As of 2017, there are 94 districts in Austria.
Q: What is the difference between districts headed by district commissions and statutory cities in Austria?
A: The difference between districts headed by district commissions and statutory cities in Austria is that there are 79 districts headed by district commissions, while 15 are statutory cities which are not usually referred to as "districts" outside of government publications and legal literature.
Q: How many municipalities does a district headed by a district commission typically cover in Austria?
A: A district headed by a district commission typically covers somewhere between ten and thirty municipalities in Austria.
Q: What is the role of district offices in Austria in terms of public services?
A: The role of district offices in Austria is to serve as the main point of contact for public services like marriage licenses, driver licenses, passports, assembly permits, hunting permits, or dealings with public health officers.
